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CENTAUREA CYANUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Centaurea cyanus mean?
• CENTAUREA CYANUS (noun)
The noun CENTAUREA CYANUS has 1 sense:
1. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Familiarity information: CENTAUREA CYANUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bachelor's button; bluebottle; Centaurea cyanus; cornflower
Hypernyms ("Centaurea cyanus" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("Centaurea cyanus" is a member of...):
Centaurea; genus Centaurea (knapweed; star thistle)
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