Centaury in A Sentence

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    Banks of wild flowers - centaury, wild carrot, harebell, bird's foot trefoil, purging flax and thrift adorn the route.

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    Centaury (Erythraea) - Pretty dwarf biennials belonging to the Gentian family.

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    In the American button-bush the heads are globular, in some species of teazel elliptical, while in scabious and in composite plants, as sunflower, dandelion, thistle, centaury and marigold, they are somewhat hemispherical, with a flattened, slightly hollowed, or convex disk.

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    Many changes have taken place over the years and coastguard co-ordinator centers of the 21st centaury have been transformed by new technology.

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    The heathlands are home to a rich variety of wetland plants and animals, including the rare yellow centaury.

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    They range from the tiny pink flowered common centaury through to the 1.5 meter tall Marsh Thistle.

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    This award winning center is situated in the 18th centaury Linen Market House in Lisburn.