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CENTAUREA CYANUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Centaurea cyanus mean? 

CENTAUREA CYANUS (noun)
  The noun CENTAUREA CYANUS has 1 sense:

1. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowersplay

  Familiarity information: CENTAUREA CYANUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CENTAUREA CYANUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bachelor's button; bluebottle; Centaurea cyanus; cornflower

Hypernyms ("Centaurea cyanus" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("Centaurea cyanus" is a member of...):

Centaurea; genus Centaurea (knapweed; star thistle)


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