sweet sultan

n 1: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and

minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow

flowers [syn: {blessed thistle}, {Cnicus benedictus}]

2: perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its

fragrant rose-pink flowers [syn: {Centaurea imperialis}]

3: Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink

flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea [syn: {Amberboa

moschata}, {Centaurea moschata}]