1. annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets; [syn: basket flower, Centaurea americana]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Centaurea americana
n 1: annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its
purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small
baskets [syn: basket flower, Centaurea americana]