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Centaurea

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Definition: A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain 5-methyl-8-hydroxycoumarin. The common name of centaury is more often used for CENTAURIUM  other 'thistle' plants are also available; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant     Other names Yellow Star Thistles; Yellow Star Thistle; Thistles, Yellow Star; Thistles, Red Star; Star Thistles, Yellow; Star Thistles, Red; Star Thistle, Yellow; Star Thistle, Red; Red Star Thistles; Red Star Thistle; Knapweeds; Cornflowers; Centaureas; Thistle, Yellow Star; Thistle, Red Star; Knapweed; Cornflower

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