Definition of centaurea in English:

centaurea

noun sɛnˈtɔːrɪəˌsɛntəˈriːəsenˈtôrēə

A plant of a Eurasian genus which includes the cornflower and knapweed.
Genus Centaurea, family Compositae
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the centaureas make good cut-flowers, but I like this one especially.
- Of the perennial clumping centaureas, the best is Persian Bachelor Buttons.
- The tender centaureas are valued for summer bedding on account of their pure silvery or bluish tinted white foliage.
- A new strain of Marguerite centaureas has a better form and more substance to the blossoms.
- If you are sowing in spring, it's a good idea to make more than one sowing of the annuals because centaureas are not long-blooming plants.

Origin

Modern Latin based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur’ (see centaury).

Definition of centaurea in US English:

centaurea

nounsenˈtôrēə

A plant of a Eurasian genus that includes the cornflower and knapweed. Several kinds are cultivated for their bright flowers.
Genus Centaurea, family Compositae
Example sentencesExamples
- If you are sowing in spring, it's a good idea to make more than one sowing of the annuals because centaureas are not long-blooming plants.
- Many of the centaureas make good cut-flowers, but I like this one especially.
- The tender centaureas are valued for summer bedding on account of their pure silvery or bluish tinted white foliage.
- Of the perennial clumping centaureas, the best is Persian Bachelor Buttons.
- A new strain of Marguerite centaureas has a better form and more substance to the blossoms.

Origin

Modern Latin based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur’ (see centaury).

单词	centaurea
释义	Definition of centaurea in English: centaurea noun sɛnˈtɔːrɪəˌsɛntəˈriːəsenˈtôrēə A plant of a Eurasian genus which includes the cornflower and knapweed. Genus Centaurea, family Compositae Example sentencesExamples Many of the centaureas make good cut-flowers, but I like this one especially. Of the perennial clumping centaureas, the best is Persian Bachelor Buttons. The tender centaureas are valued for summer bedding on account of their pure silvery or bluish tinted white foliage. A new strain of Marguerite centaureas has a better form and more substance to the blossoms. If you are sowing in spring, it's a good idea to make more than one sowing of the annuals because centaureas are not long-blooming plants. Origin Modern Latin based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur’ (see centaury). Definition of centaurea in US English: centaurea nounsenˈtôrēə A plant of a Eurasian genus that includes the cornflower and knapweed. Several kinds are cultivated for their bright flowers. Genus Centaurea, family Compositae Example sentencesExamples If you are sowing in spring, it's a good idea to make more than one sowing of the annuals because centaureas are not long-blooming plants. Many of the centaureas make good cut-flowers, but I like this one especially. The tender centaureas are valued for summer bedding on account of their pure silvery or bluish tinted white foliage. Of the perennial clumping centaureas, the best is Persian Bachelor Buttons. A new strain of Marguerite centaureas has a better form and more substance to the blossoms. Origin Modern Latin based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur’ (see centaury).
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