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centaurea
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centaurea, n. [NL. See Centaury.].
A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus ) and the star thistle (Centaurea Calcitrapa ). [1913 Webster]
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