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Centaury

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Noun

1. centaury

any of various plants of the genus Centaurium

2. centaury

any plant of the genus Centaurea

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Centaury

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noun plural -ries
1. 
any Eurasian plant of the genus Centaurium, esp C. erythraea, having purplish-pink flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal properties: family Gentianaceae
2. 
any plant of the genus Centaurea, which includes the cornflower and knapweed: family Compositae (composites)

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Centaury

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nounWord forms: plural ˈcentauries
any of a genus (Centaurium) of small plants of the gentian family, with flat clusters of red or rose flowers

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Centaury

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n. pl. cen·tau·ries
Any of several herbs of the genus Centaurium, especially a Eurasian species (C. erythraea) that has clusters of pink flowers and has long been used in herbal medicine.

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