Centaurium

Translingual thumb|Centaurium erythraea species Centaurium erythraea (common centaury) Etymology mul centaury :bor la:centaureum 1 From mul la centaureum; in Greek mythology, the medicinal properties of the herbs known as grc κενταύρειον were supposedly discovered by Chiron, a en centaur. Proper noun 1 n genus family Gentianaceae centauries Hypernyms genus ; Chironieae tribe tribe; Chironiinae subtribe subtribe Hyponyms Centaurium littorale species (seaside centaury) type species; Centaurium erythraea species (common centaury), Centaurium maritimum species (yellow centaury), Centaurium pulchellum species (lesser centaury), Centaurium tenuiflorum species (slender centaury) selected other species; for additional species see 1 1 or 1 Coordinate terms genus in Gentianaceae Zeltnera genus, Gyrandra genus, Schenkia genus genera with species formerly (before 2004) all included in Centaurium See also Centaurea genus References 1 1 1 CENTA2 mul Gentian family plants