n. Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.
n. The dried roots and rhizome of a European gentian, Gentiana lutea, used as a tonic.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The common name for species of the genus Gentiana.
n. The pineweed or orange-grass, Sarothra gentianoides.
n. The soapwort-gentian.
n. Same as. striped gentian.
n. The American columbo, Frasera Carolinensis.
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n. any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
Word Usage
"One of only two brands of bitters to survive prohibition, it's derived from a flowering plant known as a gentian, and is thinner than many other bitters, with less cloying flavors."