gentiana

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gentiana

A single blue gentiana blooms on a high mountain slope.

Definition

Noun: 1. A genus of flowering plants: The type genus of the family Gentianaceae, comprising a large group of herbaceous plants known for their often intensely blue, trumpet-shaped flowers. These plants are nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions.

Examples of Usage
  • gentiana.
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Advanced Usage
  • In botanical and taxonomic contexts, the word is always capitalized as Gentiana when referring to the genus name.
    • The specimen was classified under Gentiana aculis.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gentianaceae (n): The plant family to which the genus belongs.
  • Gentian (n): The common name for plants belonging to the genus or related genera.
    • She brewed a tea from dried gentian root.
Synonyms
  • Gentian (when used as a common name for plants of this genus)
gentiana

A single blue gentiana blooms on a high mountain slope.

Noun
  1. type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella