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CENTAUREA NIGRA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
Synonyms:
black knapweed; Centaurea nigra; hardheads; lesser knapweed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Centaurea nigra" is a kind of...):
knapweed (any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers)