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CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Centaurea imperialis mean?
• CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS (noun)
The noun CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS has 1 sense:
1. perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers
Familiarity information: CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Centaurea imperialis; sweet sultan
Hypernyms ("Centaurea imperialis" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("Centaurea imperialis" is a member of...):
Centaurea; genus Centaurea (knapweed; star thistle)
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