centaury

Meaning

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

Synonyms

knapweed

bloodwort

starthistle

centory

Translations

centaurée

petite centaurée

centaurie

centàurea

kantaron

centaurea

centáurea

libadion

Flockenblume

Flockenblumen

Tausendgüldenkraut

قنطاريون

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: centaure

Inherited from Old English: centaurie

In summary

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.