First Known Use: circa 1829
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centaurea
noun cen·tau·rea \sen-ˈtȯr-ē-ə\
Definition of CENTAUREA
: any of a large genus (Centaurea) of composite herbs (as bachelor's button) including several cultivated for their showy heads of tubular florets
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Origin of CENTAUREA
New Latin, genus name, from Medieval Latin
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