| centaurium | (n) genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers, Syn. genus Centaurium |
| lesser centaury | (n) common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes, Syn. Centaurium minus |
| rosita | (n) erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States, Syn. Centaurium calycosum |
| tufted centaury | (n) tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers, Syn. Centaurium scilloides |
| Centaurium | prop. n. A genus of low-growing herbs mostly of the northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers. |