centaury

n. 埃蕾 [化] 百金花; 埃蕾; 矢车菊; 美洲车前菊

发音

UK /ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/
其它
UK /ˈsɛntəɹɪ/
其它
US /ˈsɛntɔɹi/

词形变化

centauries 复数 centauries

别名

centory

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    Centaurium, sensu stricto

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  2. 2.

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

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

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  3. 3.

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

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

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  4. 4.

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

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

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  5. 5.

    Any of diverse other plants:

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

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  6. 6.

    Any of diverse other plants:

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

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  7. 7.

    Any of diverse other plants:

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

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

flower subshrub suffrutex

下位词 5

basketflower caltrop dusty miller knapweed starthistle

相关短语

Maltese centaury yellow centaury American centaury [网络] 美国世纪 common centaury

词源

From Middle English centaure, from Old English centaurie, from Medieval Latin centaurēa, centauria, from Latin centaurēum, centaurion, from Ancient Greek κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur). Doublet of centaurea.

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