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centaurea

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɛntɔːˈrɪə/, /sɛnˈtɔːrɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sen tôr′ē ə)

cen•tau•re•a (sen tôr′ē ə),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany of numerous composite plants of the genus Centaurea, having tubular flowers in a variety of colors. Cf. cornflower (def. 1), knapweed.

Neo-Latin (Linnaeus) by suffix change from Medieval Latin centauria; see centaury, -ea

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centaurea /ˌsɛntɔːˈrɪə; sɛnˈtɔːrɪə/ n

another name for centaury

Etymology: 19th Century: ultimately from Greek Kentauros the Centaur; see centaury

'centaurea' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

centaury - cornflower - hardheads - knapweed - basket flower - bluebonnet - bluebottle - caltrop - dusty miller - hard head - mountain bluet

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