centaury Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
  2. noun any plant of the genus Centaurea

WordNet

Cen"tau*ry noun
Etymology
L. centaureum and centauria, Gr. , , and , fr. the Centaur Chiron.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Erytheræa Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.

Webster 1913