Centaurea
Pronunciation : Cen`tau*re"a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL. See Centaury.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913