[cen.tau.rea] n [NL, genus name, fr. ML] (ca. 1829): any of a large genus (Centaurea) of composite herbs (as knapweed) including several cultivated for their showy heads of tubular florets
CENTAUREA
Meaning of CENTAUREA in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012