star-thistle star-taught • star-throated · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · star-thistle · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America. Synonyms: caltrop, Centauria calcitrapa. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · caltrop · · Synonym 1 centauria calcitrapa · · Synonym 2 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074