Spanish-button
noun
1.
knapweed.
noun
1.
any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract.
noun
1.
any of several plants of the genus Centaurea, having purplish thistle-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) See also centaury (sense 2), hardheads
Read Also:
- Spanish-cedar
noun 1. a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family. 2. the hard, fragrant, mahoganylike brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and especially cigar boxes. Spanish cedar noun 1. a tall meliaceous tree, Cedrela odorata, of tropical America, the East Indies, and Australia, having smooth bark, pinnate leaves, yellow flowers, […]
- Spanish-civil-war
noun 1. the civil war in Spain 1936–39. Spanish Civil War noun 1. the civil war in Spain from 1936 to 1939 in which insurgent nationalists, led by General Franco, succeeded in overthrowing the republican government. During the war Spain became an ideological battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries Spanish Civil War definition […]
- Spanish customs
plural noun 1. (informal) irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc Also called old Spanish customs, old Spanish practices
- Spanish-dagger
noun 1. a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
- Spanish-fly
noun 1. Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac. 2. Also, Spanishfly. Also called cantharis. a common European blister beetle, Cantharis (Lytta) vesicatoria, that yields this preparation. noun 1. a European blister beetle, Lytta vesicatoria (family Meloidae), the dried bodies of […]