# centaury

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/

## Definitions
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:

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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