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词汇 centaurea
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Definition of centaurea in English:

centaurea

noun sɛnˈtɔːrɪəˌsɛntəˈriːəsenˈtôrēə
  • A plant of a Eurasian genus which includes the cornflower and knapweed.

    矢车菊

    Genus Centaurea, family Compositae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many of the centaureas make good cut-flowers, but I like this one especially.
    • Of the perennial clumping centaureas, the best is Persian Bachelor Buttons.
    • The tender centaureas are valued for summer bedding on account of their pure silvery or bluish tinted white foliage.
    • A new strain of Marguerite centaureas has a better form and more substance to the blossoms.
    • If you are sowing in spring, it's a good idea to make more than one sowing of the annuals because centaureas are not long-blooming plants.

Origin

Modern Latin based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur’ (see centaury).

Definition of centaurea in US English:

centaurea

nounsenˈtôrēə
  • A plant of a Eurasian genus that includes the cornflower and knapweed. Several kinds are cultivated for their bright flowers.

    矢车菊

    Genus Centaurea, family Compositae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you are sowing in spring, it's a good idea to make more than one sowing of the annuals because centaureas are not long-blooming plants.
    • Many of the centaureas make good cut-flowers, but I like this one especially.
    • The tender centaureas are valued for summer bedding on account of their pure silvery or bluish tinted white foliage.
    • Of the perennial clumping centaureas, the best is Persian Bachelor Buttons.
    • A new strain of Marguerite centaureas has a better form and more substance to the blossoms.

Origin

Modern Latin based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur’ (see centaury).

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