transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsen-ˌtȯr-ē ]
noun
( plural -ries )
Etymology: Middle English centaure, from Anglo-French centorie, from Medieval Latin centaurea, from Latin centaureum, from Greek kentaureion, from Kentauros
Date: 14th century
: any of a genus ( Centaurium ) of low herbs of the gentian family ; especially : an Old World herb ( C. crythraea syn. C. umbellatum ) that produces pink flowers and is used in herbal medicine