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gentian
  • n  any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
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gentian family
  • n  chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
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gentian violet
  • n  a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment
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gentiana
  • n  type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella
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gentiana acaulis
  • n  low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers
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gentiana andrewsii
  • n  gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
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gentiana calycosa
  • n  tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America
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gentiana clausa
  • n  similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
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