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sweet sultan

DEFINITIONS OF: sweet sultan

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n annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers

Synonyms:
Cnicus benedictus, blessed thistle
Type of:
thistle
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

n perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers

Synonyms:
Centaurea imperialis
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

n Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea

Synonyms:
Amberboa moschata, Centaurea moschata
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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