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Definition of: centaury
(sen′tô·rē) noun plural ·ries
1. One of certain small, mostly annual herbs (genera Centaurium and Sabatia) of the gentian family, with opposite leaves and clusters of rose, purple, or pink flowers, especially the Old World C. umbella-tum, reputed to have medicinal properties.
2. A milkwort (Polygala polygama). [<L centaureum <Gk. kentaureion]
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