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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.
The name of a plant, and a genus of plants, of numerous species. The lesser centaury is a species of Gentiana. Centaury bears the popular names of knapweed, bluebottle, sultan, and star-thistle.

Definition 2024


centaury

centaury

English

Centaurium erythaea

Noun

centaury (plural centauries)

  1. Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
    1. Centaurium, sensu stricto
    2. Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
    3. Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
    4. Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
  2. Any of diverse other plants:
    1. Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
    2. Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
    3. Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury

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