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Centaury
//ˈsɛntɔɹi// noun
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Noun
- 1 Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.; Centaurium, sensu stricto countable, uncountable
- 2 any plant of the genus Centaurea wordnet
- 3 Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.; Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury countable, uncountable
- 4 any of various plants of the genus Centaurium wordnet
- 5 Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.; Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury countable, uncountable
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- 6 Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.; Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury countable, uncountable
- 7 Any of diverse other plants:; Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury countable, uncountable
- 8 Any of diverse other plants:; Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury countable, uncountable
- 9 Any of diverse other plants:; Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English centaure, from Old English centaurie, from Medieval Latin centaurēa, centauria, from Latin centaurēum, centaurion, from Ancient Greek κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur). Doublet of centaurea.
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