Centauria calcitrapa

Definitions of Centauria calcitrapa

noun
Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America

synonyms: caltrop, star-thistle

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centaury
any plant of the genus Centaurea

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