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Definition of Centaury

Centaury
Centaury Cen"tau*ry, n. [L. centaureum and centauria, Gr. ?, ?, and ?, fr. the Centaur Chiron.] (Bot.) A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Eryther[ae]a Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.

Meaning of Centaury from wikipedia

- Centaury is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury Centaurium...
- plant in the gentian family known by the common names common centaury and European centaury. This is an erect biennial herb which reaches half a meter in...
- plant in the gentian family known by the common name lesser centaury, or slender centaury. It differs from Centaurium erythraea by lacking basal rosette...
- Cheirolophus cr****ifolius, the Maltese centaury, Maltese rock-centaury or Widnet il-Baħar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It...
- gentian family known by the common names California centaury, charming centaury and canchalagua. This centaury is native to much of California, southern Oregon...
- National plant: Maltese centaury (Widnet il‑Baħar, since 1971)...
- flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name Arizona centaury. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, where...
- Schenkia ****ata is a species of annual herb in the family Gentianaceae. It has a very wide old world distribution, ranging from north Africa, through...
- Zeltnera namatophila, the spring-loving centaury, is a rare species of flowering plant in the gentian family. It is endemic to the Amargosa Valley, in...
- Centaurium tenuiflorum, the slender centaury, is a species of annual herb in the family Gentianaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple...