Centaurium

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin centaureum; in Greek mythology, the medicinal properties of the herbs known as κενταύρειον (kentaúreion) were supposedly discovered by Chiron, a centaur. === Proper noun === Centaurium n A taxonomic genus within the family Gentianaceae – centauries. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Gentianales – order; Gentianaceae – family; Chironieae – tribe; Chironiinae – subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== Centaurium littorale (seaside centaury) – type species; Centaurium erythraea (common centaury), Centaurium maritimum (yellow centaury), Centaurium pulchellum (lesser centaury), Centaurium tenuiflorum (slender centaury) – selected other species; for additional species see Centaurium on WikispeciesWikispecies or Centaurium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Coordinate terms ==== (genus in Gentianaceae): Zeltnera, Gyrandra, Schenkia – genera with species formerly (before 2004) all included in Centaurium === See also === Centaurea === References === Centaurium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Centaurium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Centaurium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Centaurium at USDA Plants database