sweet sultan

n.
An Old World annual herb, (Centaurea moschata) in the composite family, widely cultivated for its showy, fragrant, varicolored flower heads.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
  Synonyms: blessed thistle, Cnicus benedictus

Meaning #2: perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers
  Synonym: Centaurea imperialis

Meaning #3: Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
  Synonyms: Amberboa moschata, Centaurea moschata

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