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centaury

/ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/US/ˈsɛntɔɹi/

centaury noun: centaurium, sensu stricto.

centaury: centaurium, sensu stricto
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Noun

centaury (countable and uncountable, plural centauries)

  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
  5. Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
  6. Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
  7. Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury

centaury meaning in Tamil and Arabic

centaury in Tamil

செடியினங்களின் வகை

centaury in Arabic

Centaurium
قَنْطُورِيُون qanṭūriyūn

Forms of centaury

pluralcentauries
alternative formcentory

Origin of centaury

From Middle English centaure, from Old English centaurie, from Medieval Latin centaurēa, centauria, from Latin centaurēum, centaurion, from Ancient Greek κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur). Doublet of centaurea.

Words formed from centaury

Phrases with centaury

Questions about centaury

What does centaury mean?
Centaury means centaurium, sensu stricto.
What is centaury in Tamil?
Centaury in Tamil is செடியினங்களின் வகை. See Centaury meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is centaury?
Centaury is a noun.
How do you pronounce centaury?
Centaury is pronounced /ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of centaury?
The plural of centaury is centauries.

Words near centaury in the dictionary

  1. centauromachies
  2. centauromachy
  3. centauroside
  4. centaurs
  5. Centaurus
  6. centaury
  7. centavo
  8. centavos
  9. centbucridine
  10. centchroman
  11. CENTCOM

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: centaury (page history and authors); centaury (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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