English noun: sweet sultan | |||
1. | sweet sultan (plant) annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers | ||
Synonyms | blessed thistle, Cnicus benedictus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thistle | ||
Member meronym | Cnicus, genus Cnicus | ||
2. | sweet sultan (plant) perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers | ||
Synonyms | Centaurea imperialis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flower | ||
Member meronym | Centaurea, genus Centaurea | ||
3. | sweet sultan (plant) Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea | ||
Synonyms | Amberboa moschata, Centaurea moschata | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flower | ||
Member meronym | Amberboa, genus Amberboa | ||