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gentian
adjective
designating a family (Gentianaceae, order Gentianales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the fringed gentians and the closed gentians
noun
- any of a large genus (Gentiana) of plants of the gentian family, with blue, white, red, or yellow flowers
- the bitter root of the (G. lutea), used as a gastrointestinal tonic
See gentian in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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