Centaury

[sentɒ:ri]

Definition

(noun.) any plant of the genus Centaurea.

(noun.) any of various plants of the genus Centaurium.

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Definition

(n.) A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Erytheraea Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.

Typist: Vance

Definition

n. an annual with pink or rose-coloured flowers possessing the tonic and other medicinal virtues of gentian esteemed in medicine since the days of Galen.

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