Centaurea

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Centaurea \Cen`tau*re"a\, prop. n. [NL. See {Centaury}.] (Bot.)
     A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles
     and including the cornflower or bluebottle ({Centaurea
     Cyanus}) and the star thistle ({Centaurea Calcitrapa}).
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Centaurea
       n : knapweed; star thistle [syn: {genus Centaurea}]