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centaurea

cen·tau·re·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-tawr-ee-uh]
    • /sɛnˌtɔr i ə/
    • /sˌentərˈiə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-tawr-ee-uh]
    • /sɛnˌtɔr i ə/

Definitions of centaurea word

  • noun centaurea any of a genus (Centaurea) of annual and perennial plants of the composite family, having egg-shaped flower heads, including the star thistles and the bachelor's buttons 3
  • noun centaurea any of numerous composite plants of the genus Centaurea, having tubular flowers in a variety of colors. Compare cornflower (def 1), knapweed. 1
  • noun centaurea A plant of a Eurasian genus that includes the cornflower and knapweed. Several kinds are cultivated for their bright flowers. 1
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centaurea popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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    a composite plant, Centaurea americana, of central U.S. to Mexico, having raylike heads of tubular rose-colored flowers, each surrounded by a whorl of bracts making the flower head appear as if it is set in a basket.

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  • caltrop

    any tropical or subtropical plant of the zygophyllaceous genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia that have spiny burs or bracts

  • centaury

    any Eurasian plant of the genus Centaurium, esp C. erythraea, having purplish-pink flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal properties: family Gentianaceae

  • cornflower

    Cornflowers are small plants with flowers that are usually blue.
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