n. [ Gr.
n. [ L. centaurus, Gr.
‖prop. n. [ NL. See Centaury. ] (Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (Centaurea Calcitrapa). [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A genus of low-growing herbs mostly of the northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers.
n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; centaur + &unr_; battle. ] (Ancient Art) A fight in which centaurs take part, -- a common theme for relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross.
n. [ L. centaureum and centauria, Gr.
n. [ L. centaurus, Gr.
‖prop. n. [ NL. See Centaury. ] (Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (Centaurea Calcitrapa). [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A genus of low-growing herbs mostly of the northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers.
n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; centaur + &unr_; battle. ] (Ancient Art) A fight in which centaurs take part, -- a common theme for relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross.
n. [ L. centaureum and centauria, Gr.