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cen•tau•re•a
Pronunciation: (sen-tôr"ē-u), [key]—
n.
any of numerous composite plants of the genus
Centaurea, having tubular flowers in a variety of colors. Cf.
cornflower (def. 1),
knapweed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.