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单词 centaurea
释义

centaurea

noun

cen·​tau·​rea sen-ˈtȯr-ē-ə How to pronounce centaurea (audio)
: any of a large genus (Centaurea) of composite herbs (such as bachelor's button) including several cultivated for their showy heads of tubular florets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Globe artichokes tower on six-foot-tall spikes topped by lapis blue centaurea-like flowers. New York Times, 24 Sep. 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, genus name, from Medieval Latin

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

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