Gentiana


Definition: Meaning of, Gentiana in English to English dictionary.

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  1. 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 used in phrases

  • Gentiana acaulis (noun)
    1. low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers
  • Gentiana andrewsii (noun)
    1. gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
  • Gentiana calycosa (noun)
    1. tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America
  • Gentiana clausa (noun)
    1. similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
  • Gentiana crinita (noun)
    1. tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers
  • Gentiana detonsa (noun)
    1. medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-blue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution
  • Gentiana holopetala (noun)
    1. small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains
  • Gentiana lutea (noun)
    1. robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers
  • Gentiana pneumonanthe (noun)
    1. perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths
  • Gentiana procera (noun)
    1. small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America
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