star-thistle

Definitions of star-thistle
  1. noun
    Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
    synonyms: Centauria calcitrapa, caltrop
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    centaury
    any plant of the genus Centaurea
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