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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.

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- Centaury is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury Centaurium...
- known by the names common centaury and European centaury. It is also commonly known as “feverfoullie”, “gentian” or “centaury”. This is an upright biennial...
- National plant: Maltese centaury (Widnet il‑Baħar, since 1971)...
- gentian family known by the common names California centaury, charming centaury and canchalagua. This centaury is native to much of California, southern Oregon...
- 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...
- plant in the gentian family known by the common names desert centaury and tall centaury. It is native to much of western North America from British Columbia...
- Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, α Cen, or Alpha Cen) is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Rigil...
- 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...
- gentian family. It was erected in 2004 when the genus Centaurium (the centauries) was split. Genetic analysis revealed that Centaurium was polyphyletic...