Either of two European plants of the gentian family (Gentianaceae), Centaurium erythraea (more fully common centaury, †less centaury, †lesser centaury…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > centaury (10) centauryeOE Either of two European plants of the gentian family (Gentianaceae), Centaurium erythraea (more fully common centaury, †less centaury, †lesser centaury… earth-galleOE Any of various bitter herbs of the family Gentianaceae; esp. common centaury, Centaurium erythraeum. feverfewOE A strongly scented perennial plant having pinnately cut leaves and daisy-like flowers with white ray and yellow disc florets, Tanacetum parthenium… Christ's ladderc1300 any of several European centauries; esp. the common centaury, Centaurium erythraea. feltrikec1440 = earth-gall, n.; probably the Yellow Centaury (Chlora perfoliata). horse-galla1500 (an old name for) Erythraea Centaureum. gall of the earth1567 gall of the earth: a name given to the Lesser Centaury, from its bitterness: cf. earth-gall, n. Also applied to other plants, esp. the North… gall-wort1577 A name for Toad-flax (Linaria vulgaris), and perhaps for the Lesser Centaury (Erythræa centaurium). marsh centaury1670 yellow centaury (slender cicendia), Cicendia filiformis. yellow-wort1783 a Eurasian plant with glaucous perfoliate leaves and yellow flowers with six to eight petals, Blackstonia perfoliata (family Gentianaceae)… |
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