English - Turkish
Definition of centaury in English Turkish dictionary
- {i} kantaron [(Botanik) ]
- kantaron
- peygamber çiçeği
- kantaryon
- (isim) kantaron [bot.]
English - English
Definition of centaury in English English dictionary
- {n} a plant of several kinds
- The name is usually given to the Erytheræa Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea
- A gentianaceous plant not fully identified
- any plant of the genus Centaurea any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
- broad leaved centaury
- a variety of centaury with broad leaves
- lesser centaury
- common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes
- seaside centaury
- a variety of centaury found at the seaside
- slender centaury
- a slender variety of centaury
- tufted centaury
- tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers
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cen·tau·ryPronunciation
Etymology
[ 'sen-"tor-E ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English centaure, from Middle French centaurée, from Medieval Latin centaurea, from Latin centaureum, from Greek kentaureion, from Kentauros.Resimler
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