Meaning of yellow centaury in English:
yellow centaury
noun
1Yellow-wort, a Eurasian plant with glaucous perfoliate leaves and yellow flowers with six to eight petals, Blackstonia perfoliata (family Gentianaceae), typically found on shallow chalky soils (now rare).
2(Also "slender yellow centaury") a small Eurasian herbaceous plant with narrow leaves and solitary yellow flowers, Cicendia filiformis (family Gentianaceae), typically found in damp heathland; also called marsh centaury.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Gerard (c1545–1612), herbalist.
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