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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CENTAUREA

Cen `tau *re "a, n. Etym: [NL. See Centaury. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus ) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

centaurea

cen tau re a |senˈtôrēə sɛnˈtɔriə | ▶noun a plant of a Eurasian genus that includes the cornflower and knapweed. Several kinds are cultivated for their bright flowers. [Genus Centaurea, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur ’ (see centaury ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

centaurea

centaurea |sɛnˈtɔːrɪə, ˌsɛntəˈriːə | ▶noun a plant of a Eurasian genus which includes the cornflower and knapweed. ●Genus Centaurea, family Compositae. ORIGIN modern Latin based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur ’ (see centaury ).