Definition of Centaurea moschata

1. Noun. Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea.

Exact synonyms: Amberboa Moschata, Sweet Sultan
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Amberboa, Genus Amberboa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Centaurea Moschata

Celtogermanic
Celts
Cenchrus
Cenchrus ciliaris
Cenchrus tribuloides
Cenozoic
Cenozoic era
Census Bureau
Centaur
Centaurea
Centaurea americana
Centaurea cineraria
Centaurea cyanus
Centaurea gymnocarpa
Centaurea imperialis
Centaurea moschata (current term)
Centaurea nigra
Centaurea scabiosa
Centaurea solstitialis
Centauria calcitrapa
Centaurium
Centaurium calycosum
Centaurium minus
Centaurium scilloides
Centaurs
Centaurus
Centennial State
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Center of the Universe
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Literary usage of Centaurea moschata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' Magazine. (1857)
"Centaurea moschata.—I have remarked here, on repeated trials, that the florets of the disk in Centaurea moschata, or common Sweet Sultan, are completely ..."

2. Flowers and Heraldry, Or, Floral Emblems and Heraldic Figures by Robert Tyas (1851)
"Centaurea moschata is a Persian flower, which was first imported into England in 1629. In the East it is regarded as the emblem of supreme happiness. ..."

3. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"Centaurea moschata purpurea — var. alba. — Purple Sweet Sultan, White do. — Handsome border annuals, of easy culture, natives of Persia, two feet high, ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Centaurea moschata. tose-woolly on both sides, pinnate, the ovate lobes undulate, sparsely cut-lobed or sinuate-toothed : fl.-head with few bracts, ..."

5. The Ladies Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"SYNONYME —Centaurea moschata, Lin. ENGRAVING.—Our fig. 3, in Plate 33. i SPECIFIC CHARACTER.—Corollas of the ray wide, not exceeding those of the disk. ..."

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