# centaurea

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the plants in the genus Centaurea.

## Etymology
From the genus name, Centaurea, from Latin centaurēa. Doublet of centaury.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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