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CENTAUREA CYANUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Synonyms:
bachelor's button; bluebottle; Centaurea cyanus; cornflower
Classified under:
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)