noun
- a small flowering plant of the gentian family with pink or white flowers, traditionally used in herbal medicine
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The herbalist recommended centaury tea for digestive problems.
- Wild centaury bloomed along the meadow’s edge in late summer.
- Common centaury has been used in folk medicine for centuries.
- The delicate pink flowers of centaury attract butterflies and bees.
- She gathered centaury from the hillside to dry for winter remedies.
- European centaury grows well in sandy, well-drained soil.