Definitions for centaury

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centaury cen·tau·ry

Spelling: [sen-taw-ree]

IPA: /ˈsɛn tɔ ri/

Centaury is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 332 anagrams from letters in centaury (acenrtuy).

Definitions for centaury

noun

1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Centaurium, of the gentian family, having clusters of small pink or red flowers.
2. any of several other plants of the genera Centaurea and Sabatia.

Origin of centaury

before 1000; Middle English, Old English centaurie Medieval Latin centauria, apparently Greek kentaúria, neuter plural (taken in ML as feminine singular) of kentaúrion, noun use of neuter of

Examples for centaury

centaury, common in our fields, enjoyed a very early reputation.

Wormwood and centaury, beaten up with aloes and colocynth, and applied over the belly.

Mr. Farn recorded six or seven from Ryde in July, 1870; they were feeding on vine and centaury in a garden.