Definition of "centaury" []

• Any of several herbs of the genus Centaurium, especially a Eurasian species (C. erythraea) that has clusters of pink flowers and has long been used in herbal medicine. (noun)

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• "Even in the really bright pink flowers such as rosebay willowherb, blue sneaks in to add a trace of purple as it does in wild thyme and centaury."
• "Time is the most valuable things in the twenty first centaury no doubt."
• "A solitary stem of pink flowering centaury, woven into a sprig of heather still in bloom, presents a visual puzzle."