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Words related to centaurea
cen·tau·re·a
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basket flower
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. -
bluebonnet
a broad, flat cap of blue woolen cloth, formerly worn in Scotland -
bluebottle
A bluebottle is a large fly with a shiny dark-blue body. -
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.