What is the meaning of Centaury?

Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.

  1. Centaurium, sensu stricto
  2. Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
  3. Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
  4. Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury

Centaurium, sensu stricto

Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury

Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury

Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury

Any of diverse other plants:

  1. Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
  2. Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
  3. Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury

Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury

Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury

Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury

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