sweet sultan

sweet sultan

n. An annual plant (Amberboa moschata) in the composite family, native to southwest Asia, widely cultivated for its fragrant white, pink, purple, or yellow flower heads.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sweet sultan - annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowersCnicus benedictus, blessed thistlethistle - any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leavesCnicus, genus Cnicus - one species: blessed thistle
	2.	sweet sultan - perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowersCentaurea imperialisflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsCentaurea, genus Centaurea - knapweed; star thistle
	3.	sweet sultan - Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus CentaureaAmberboa moschata, Centaurea moschataflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsAmberboa, genus Amberboa - herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers