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nouna conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
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noun(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horsetype of:
Definition that contains centaur
- lupus a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus
- crux a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
- centaury any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
- centaury any plant of the genus Centaurea
- chiron (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
- seaside centaury a variety of centaury found at the seaside
- marsh pink any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury
- amberboa moschata Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
- alpha centauri brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
- southern cross a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus