centaurea

[ sen-tawr-ee-uh ]

/ sɛnˌtɔr i ə /

noun

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

Origin of centaurea

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

Words nearby centaurea

cent, cental, centare, centas, centaur, centaurea, centaurs, Centaurus, centaury, centavo, centenarian

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Example sentences from the Web for centaurea

Centaurea (Bachelor's Button) should especially have an entire bed to itself.
A Garden with House Attached|Sarah Warner Brooks
There, as in the Bakhtiari country, the people stack the Centaurea alata for winter fodder.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird
Give the Coleus about six inches of lee-way, also the Centaurea.
Amateur Gardencraft|Eben E. Rexford
Some cultivation was observed, but as usual weedy, abounding with two species of Centaurea.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

In Centaurea cyanea, the disposition of the limb of the ray is such that the incomplete part or the fissure is outside.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for centaurea

centaurea

/ (ˌsɛntɔːˈrɪə, sɛnˈtɔːrɪə) /

noun

any plant of the genus Centaurea, which includes the cornflower and knapweed

Word Origin for centaurea

C19: ultimately from Greek Kentauros the Centaur; see centaury

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单词	centaurea
释义	centaurea [ sen-tawr-ee-uh ] / sɛnˌtɔr i ə / noun any of numerous composite plants of the genus Centaurea, having tubular flowers in a variety of colors.Compare cornflower (def. 1), knapweed. Origin of centaurea <New Latin (Linnaeus) by suffix change from Medieval Latin centauria;see centaury, -ea Words nearby centaurea cent, cental, centare, centas, centaur, centaurea, centaurs, Centaurus, centaury, centavo, centenarian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for centaurea Centaurea (Bachelor's Button) should especially have an entire bed to itself. A Garden with House Attached\|Sarah Warner Brooks There, as in the Bakhtiari country, the people stack the Centaurea alata for winter fodder. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2)\|Isabella L. Bird Give the Coleus about six inches of lee-way, also the Centaurea. Amateur Gardencraft\|Eben E. Rexford Some cultivation was observed, but as usual weedy, abounding with two species of Centaurea. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith In Centaurea cyanea, the disposition of the limb of the ray is such that the incomplete part or the fissure is outside. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith British Dictionary definitions for centaurea centaurea / (ˌsɛntɔːˈrɪə, sɛnˈtɔːrɪə) / noun any plant of the genus Centaurea, which includes the cornflower and knapweed Word Origin for centaurea C19: ultimately from Greek Kentauros the Centaur; see centaury Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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