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centaury

cen·tau·ry [ sén tàwree ] (plural cen·tau·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
medicinal herb: a plant of the gentian family. Flowers: pink or purple. Use: in herbal medicine. Latin name Centaurium erythaea.

[14th century. < late Latin centaurea< Latin centaurus (see centaur); because supposedly discovered by the centaur Chiron]
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