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centaury

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13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/ (UK)
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/ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/ (UK) · /ˈsɛntəɹɪ/ (UK) · /ˈsɛntɔɹi/ (US)

Definition of centaury

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
  4. (countable, uncountable)Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
  5. (countable, uncountable)Any of diverse other plants:
  6. (countable, uncountable)Any of diverse other plants:
  7. (countable, uncountable)Any of diverse other plants:

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Etymology

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.

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