'Centaury' definitions:

Definition of 'centaury'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
noun
Any plant of the genus Centaurea

Definition of 'Centaury'

From: GCIDE
  • Centaury \Cen"tau*ry\ (s[e^]n"t[add]*r[y^]), n. [L. centaureum and centauria, Gr. kentay`rion, kentay`reion, and kentayri`h, fr. the Centaur Chiron.] (Bot.) A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Eryther[ae]a Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea. [1913 Webster]