Associations to the word «Centranthus»

Noun

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Wiktionary

CENTRANTHUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae.
CENTRANTHUS RUBER, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Caprifoliaceae   — red valerian, a garden plant and native of the Mediterranean region.

Dictionary definition

CENTRANTHUS, noun. Genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs.

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