Centaury

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Centaury \Cen"tau*ry\ (s[e^]n"t[add]*r[y^]), n. [L. centaureum
     and centauria, Gr. kentay`rion, kentay`reion, and kentayri`h,
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  centaury
       n 1: any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
       2: any plant of the genus Centaurea