名詞 centaury:

1. any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
2. any plant of the genus Centaurea

cen.tau.ry

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 cen.tau.ries
Any of several herbs of the genusCentaurium, especially a Eurasian species (C. erythraea) that has clusters of pink flowers and has long been used in herbal medicine.
矢車菊：一種矢車菊屬 草本植物，尤指歐亞大陸的 （紅矢車菊） ，有粉紅色的花簇，長(zhǎng)期用于中草藥制造

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English centaurie
源自 古英語(yǔ) centaurie
from Latin centaurôum
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) centaurôum
from Greek kentaureion
源自 希臘語(yǔ) kentaureion
from Kentauros [centaur (from the legend that the plant`s medicinal properties were discovered by the centaur Chiron)]
源自 Kentauros [半人半馬怪物（得名于這種植物的藥性由半人半馬神喀戎發(fā)現(xiàn)的傳說(shuō)）]