Associations to the word «Centaurea»

Wiktionary

CENTAUREA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae   — thistle-like flowering plants, such as knapweed.
CENTAUREA CYANUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae   — the cornflower.

Dictionary definition

CENTAUREA, noun. Knapweed; star thistle.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats