English Dictionary

SWEET SULTAN

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet sultan mean? 

SWEET SULTAN (noun)
  The noun SWEET SULTAN has 3 senses:

1. annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowersplay

2. perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowersplay

3. Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaureaplay

  Familiarity information: SWEET SULTAN used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWEET SULTAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blessed thistle; Cnicus benedictus; sweet sultan

Hypernyms ("sweet sultan" is a kind of...):

thistle (any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves)

Holonyms ("sweet sultan" is a member of...):

Cnicus; genus Cnicus (one species: blessed thistle)


Sense 2

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 ("sweet sultan" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("sweet sultan" is a member of...):

Centaurea; genus Centaurea (knapweed; star thistle)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Amberboa moschata; Centaurea moschata; sweet sultan

Hypernyms ("sweet sultan" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("sweet sultan" is a member of...):

Amberboa; genus Amberboa (herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"A cat may look at a king." (English proverb)

"Who stays under the tree, eats its fruits." (Albanian proverb)

"The rope of lies is short." (Arabic proverb)

"A good deed is worth gold." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact