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Gentian
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What's The Definition Of Gentian?
[n] any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gentian: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gentian: See Also | ague weed | agueweed | blind gentian | bottle gentian | calathian violet | closed gentian | explorer's gentian | family Gentianaceae | felwort | five-flowered gentian | flower | fringed gentian | gentian family | Gentiana acaulis | Gentiana andrewsii | Gentiana calycosa | Gentiana clausa | Gentiana lutea | Gentiana pneumonanthe | Gentiana quinquefolia | Gentiana saponaria | Gentiana villosa | Gentianaceae | gentianella | gentianella amarella | Gentianella quinquefolia | great yellow gentian | marsh gentian | soapwort gentian | spurred gentian | stiff gentian | striped gentian Gentian In Webster's Dictionary \Gen"tian\, n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana,
fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its
properties.] (Bot.)
Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with
opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,
usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See
Illust. of {Capsule}.
Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of
Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for
their beauty, as the Alpine ({Gentiana verna},
{Bavarica}, and {excisa}), and the American fringed
gentians ({G. crinita} and {G. detonsa}). Several are
used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of
{Gentiana lutea}, the officinal gentian of the
pharmacop[oe]ias.
{Horse gentian}, fever root.
{Yellow gentian} (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana
lutea}). See {Bitterwort}.
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