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CENTAUREA CYANUS

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 flowers

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

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• CENTAUREA CYANUS (noun)

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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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