English-Thai Dictionary
centaury
N พืช จำพวก ดอก เบญจมาศ พืช จำพวก Choloraperfoliata หรือ Sabatia
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CENTAURY
n.The name of a plant, and a genus of plants, of numerous species. The lesser centaury is a species of Gentiana. Centaury bears the popular names of knapweed, bluebottle, sultan, and star-thistle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CENTAURY
Cen "tau *ry, n. Etym: [L. centaureum and centauria, Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
centaury
cen tau ry |ˈsenˌtôrē ˈsɛntəri | ▶noun ( pl. centauries ) a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family, typically having pink petals atop long calyx tubes. [Centaurium and related genera, family Gentianaceae: many species, including the wild C. pulchellum and the cultivated ornamental C. scilloides. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin centaurea, based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur ’ (because its medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by the centaur Chiron ).
Oxford Dictionary
centaury
centaury |ˈsɛntɔːri | ▶noun ( pl. centauries ) a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family, typically having pink flowers. ●Centaurium and related genera, family Gentianaceae: many species. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin centaurea, based on Greek kentauros ‘centaur ’ (because its medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by the centaur Chiron ).
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