Centaurea
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Centaurea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – thistle-like flowering plants, called knapweeds, starthistles, etc.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Carduoideae – subfamily; Cardueae – tribe; Centaureinae – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Centaurea paniculata (Jersey knapweed) – type species; Centaurea calcitrapa (purple starthistle), Centaurea cyanus (garden cornflower), Centaurea diffusa, Centaurea macrocephala, Centaurea melitensis (Maltese star thistle), Centaurea nigra (common knapweed), Centaurea scabiosa (greater knapweed), Centaurea solstitialis (yellow starthistle) – selected other species; for other species see Centaurea on WikispeciesWikispecies or Centaurea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
- centaurin
- centapicrin
Descendants
- → English: centaurea
See also
References
- Centaurea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Centaurea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Centaurea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Centaurea at USDA Plants database