centaury

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

Related Terms

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

Hyphenation

cen·tau·ry

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.