Meanings
plural centauries · alternative centory
- Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
- countableuncountableCentaurium, sensu stricto
- countableuncountableGyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
- countableuncountableSchenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
- countableuncountableZeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
- Any of diverse other plants:
- countableuncountableCentaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
- countableuncountableCheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
- countableuncountableSabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekκενταύρειον“several plants related to Centaurea”
- Latincentaurēum
- Medieval Latincentaurēa
- Old Englishcentaurie
- Middle Englishcentaure
- Englishcentaury
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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Ancient Greek κενταύρειον
- κενταύρειον (kentaúreion)Centaurium
Arabic قَنْطُورِيُون
- قَنْطُورِيُون (qanṭūriyūn)Centaurium
Bulgarian червен кантарион
- червен кантарион (červen kantarion)Centaurium
Dutch duizendguldenkruid
- duizendguldenkruidCentaurium
Finnish sappi, rantasappi
- sappiCentaurium
- rantasappiCentaurium
French centaurée
- centauréeCentaurium
Hungarian ezerjófű
- ezerjófűCentaurium
Irish deagha
- deaghaCentaurium
Latin libadion
- libadionCentaurium
Romanian fierea-pământului, țintaură
- fierea-pământuluiCentaurium
- țintaurăCentaurium
Spanish centaura
- centauraCentaurium
Turkish kantaron, kızılkantaron
- kantaronCentaurium
- kızılkantaronCentaurium
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
centaury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centaury
“centaury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centaury. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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