Definition
A genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, including the cornflower and knapweed, named after the centaur Chiron.
Etymology
From Latin 'Centaurea,' named after the centaur Chiron in Greek mythology, who was wounded by a poisoned arrow and supposedly used this plant for healing. Medieval herbals associated it with the legendary centaur.
Kelly Says
Ancient herbalists literally named a flower after a mythical creature because they thought a centaur taught them its healing properties—it's how pre-scientific cultures explained plant knowledge through storytelling.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰንታውሮ
sen-ta-wor-o
ARالعربية
الزنابق
al-zin-baq
BNবাংলা
কেন্টাউরিয়া
ken-ta-u-ree-ya
CACatalà
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
CSČeština
centaurea
cen-ta-u-ree-a
DADansk
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
DEDeutsch
Centaurea
zen-ta-u-ree-a
ELΕλληνικά
κένταυρεα
ken-ta-u-ree-a
ESEspañol
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
FAفارسی
سنتاوریا
sen-ta-u-ree-ya
FISuomi
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
FRFrançais
centaurée
sɛ̃-ta-rɛ
GUGU
કેન્ટાઉરિયા
ken-ta-u-ree-ya
HAHA
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
HEעברית
קנטאורה
ken-ta-u-ra
HIहिन्दी
सेन्टेउरिया
sen-ta-u-ree-ya
HUMagyar
centaurea
cen-ta-u-ree-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
IGIG
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
ITItaliano
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
JA日本語
センタウレア
sen-tau-ree-a
KKKK
сентаурея
sen-ta-u-ree-ya
KMKM
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
KO한국어
센타우레아
sen-ta-u-ree-a
MRMR
सेन्टाऊरिया
sen-ta-u-ree-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
MYမြန်မာ
စေနတော
say-n-ta-o
NLNederlands
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
NONorsk
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
PAPA
ਕੇਂਟਾਊਰਿਆ
ken-ta-u-ree-ya
PLPolski
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
PTPortuguês
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
RORomână
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
RUРусский
центаурея
tsen-ta-u-ree-ya
SVSvenska
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
SWKiswahili
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
TAதமிழ்
சென்டாவூரியா
sen-ta-vu-ree-ya
TEతెలుగు
సెంటావూరియా
sen-ta-vu-ree-ya
THไทย
เซนทาอูเรีย
sen-ta-u-ree-ya
TLTL
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
TRTürkçe
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
UKУкраїнська
центаурея
tsen-ta-u-ree-ya
URاردو
سِنتوريا
sin-ta-u-ree-ya
VITiếng Việt
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
YOYO
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
ZH中文
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a
ZUZU
centaurea
sen-ta-u-ree-a