Definition of centaury in English:

centaury

nounPlural centauries ˈsɛntɔːriˈsɛnˌtɔri

A widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family, typically having pink flowers.
Centaurium and related genera, family Gentianaceae: many species
Example sentencesExamples
- The mythical centaur Chironia, cured a poison arrow wound with centaury, hence its name.
- The leaves, stems, and flowers of centaury are used medicinally.
- Centaury varies a great deal according to) its situation, and some botanists enumerate several distinct species.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin centaurea, based on Greek kentauros 'centaur' (because its medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by the centaur Chiron).

Definition of centaury in US English:

centaury

nounˈsenˌtôrēˈsɛnˌtɔri

A widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family, typically having pink petals atop long calyx tubes.
Centaurium and related genera, family Gentianaceae: many species, including the wild C. pulchellum and the cultivated ornamental C. scilloides
Example sentencesExamples
- The mythical centaur Chironia, cured a poison arrow wound with centaury, hence its name.
- The leaves, stems, and flowers of centaury are used medicinally.
- Centaury varies a great deal according to) its situation, and some botanists enumerate several distinct species.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin centaurea, based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur’ (because its medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by the centaur Chiron).

单词	centaury
释义	Definition of centaury in English: centaury nounPlural centauries ˈsɛntɔːriˈsɛnˌtɔri A widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family, typically having pink flowers. Centaurium and related genera, family Gentianaceae: many species Example sentencesExamples The mythical centaur Chironia, cured a poison arrow wound with centaury, hence its name. The leaves, stems, and flowers of centaury are used medicinally. Centaury varies a great deal according to) its situation, and some botanists enumerate several distinct species. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin centaurea, based on Greek kentauros 'centaur' (because its medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by the centaur Chiron). Definition of centaury in US English: centaury nounˈsenˌtôrēˈsɛnˌtɔri A widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family, typically having pink petals atop long calyx tubes. Centaurium and related genera, family Gentianaceae: many species, including the wild C. pulchellum and the cultivated ornamental C. scilloides Example sentencesExamples The mythical centaur Chironia, cured a poison arrow wound with centaury, hence its name. The leaves, stems, and flowers of centaury are used medicinally. Centaury varies a great deal according to) its situation, and some botanists enumerate several distinct species. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin centaurea, based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur’ (because its medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by the centaur Chiron).
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