centaury

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/|/ˈsɛntəɹɪ/    美 /ˈsɛntɔɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.; Centaurium, sensu stricto countable,uncountable
  2. Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.; Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury countable,uncountable
  3. Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.; Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury countable,uncountable
  4. Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.; Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury countable,uncountable
  5. Any of diverse other plants:; Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury countable,uncountable
  6. Any of diverse other plants:; Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury countable,uncountable
  7. Any of diverse other plants:; Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury countable,uncountable

词形变化

centauries plural centory alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
American centaury common centaury yellow centaury

词源

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.
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