"starthistle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: starthistles [plural]
Etymology: star + thistle Etymology templates: {{compound|en|star|thistle}} star + thistle Head templates: {{en-noun}} starthistle (plural starthistles)
  1. Any of the genus Centaurea of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants. Categories (lifeform): Thistles Synonyms: star thistle, star-thistle Derived forms: American starthistle (taxonomic: Centaurea americana), golden starthistle (taxonomic: Centaurea solstitialis), Iberian starthistle (taxonomic: Centaurea iberica), Maltese starthistle (taxonomic: Centaurea melitensis), purple starthistle (taxonomic: Centaurea calcitrapa), red starthistle (taxonomic: Centaurea calcitrapa), rough starthistle (taxonomic: Centaurea aspera), yellow starthistle (taxonomic: Centaurea solstitialis) Translations (any of the genus Centaurea of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants): ἱππόφαιστον (hippóphaiston) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), 矢車菊屬 (Chinese Mandarin), 矢车菊属 (shǐchējú shǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kaunokki (Finnish), plibisín [masculine] (Irish), centáurea [feminine] (Portuguese)

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