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centory

centory is the alternative form of centaury.

Meaning of centaury

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

See all 7 meanings of centaury

Forms of centory

pluralcentories

Questions about centory

What is centory the alternative form of?
Centory is the alternative form of centaury.

Words near centory in the dictionary

  1. centonist
  2. centonists
  3. centonization
  4. centonizations
  5. Centor criteria
  6. centory
  7. centos
  8. centothecoid
  9. centothecoids
  10. centr'd
  11. centr-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: centory (page history and authors); centaury (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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