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Webster 1913 Edition
Centaury
Cen′tau-ry
(sĕn′ta̤-ry̆)
, Noun.
[L.
centaureum
and centauria
, Gr. κενταύριον
, κενταύρειον
, and κενταυρίη
, fr. the Centaur Chiron.] (Bot.)
A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the
Erytheræa Centaurium
and the Chlora perfoliata
of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia
, and even to the unrelated Centaurea
. Webster 1828 Edition
Centaury
CENTAURY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
centaury
centaury
English
Centaurium erythaea
Noun
centaury (plural centauries)
- Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
- Centaurium, sensu stricto
- Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
- Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
- Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
- Any of diverse other plants:
- Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
- Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
- Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury