"Centaurea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain 5-methyl-8-hydroxycoumarin. The common name of centaury is more often used for CENTAURIUM
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D031179 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.100.188 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | CentaureaCentaureaCentaureasThistle, Yellow StarStar Thistle, YellowStar Thistles, YellowThistles, Yellow StarYellow Star ThistleYellow Star ThistlesThistle, Red StarRed Star ThistleRed Star ThistlesStar Thistle, RedStar Thistles, RedThistles, Red StarCornflowerCornflowersKnapweedKnapweeds
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