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Centaury

Centaury Meaning & Definition
Centaury Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Centaury?

[n] any plant of the genus Centaurea
[n] any of various plants of the genus Centaurium

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Centaury In Webster's Dictionary

\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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