Sultan flower

Sultan flower
Sultan Sul"tan, n. [F. sultan (cf. Sp. soldan, It. sultano, soldano), Ar. sult[=a]n sultan, dominion. Cf. {Soldan}.] A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; -- officially so called. [1913 Webster]

{Sultan flower}. (Bot.) See {Sweet sultan}, under {Sweet}. [1913 Webster]


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  • sultan flower — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sultan — Sul tan, n. [F. sultan (cf. Sp. soldan, It. sultano, soldano), Ar. sult[=a]n sultan, dominion. Cf. {Soldan}.] A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; officially so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sweet sultan — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • basket-flower — ▪ plant  (Centaurea americana), annual garden flower of the family Asteraceae, native to southwestern North America. The basket flower has oblong leaves and rose coloured, compact heads of disk flowers that appear to be in baskets because the ray …   Universalium

  • sweet sultan — muskusinė sausvirbė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Amberboa moschata angl. blackamoor’s beauty; musk knapweed; spotted knapweed; sultans flower; sweet sultan vok. Bisam Flockenblume; wohlriechende Flockenblume rus. василек душистый… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • sultans flower — muskusinė sausvirbė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Amberboa moschata angl. blackamoor’s beauty; musk knapweed; spotted knapweed; sultans flower; sweet sultan vok. Bisam Flockenblume; wohlriechende Flockenblume rus. василек душистый… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • sweet sultan — noun 1. Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea • Syn: ↑Amberboa moschata, ↑Centaurea moschata • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Amberboa, ↑genus Amberbo …   Useful english dictionary

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