gentian

gen·tian

designating a family (Gentianaceae, order Gentianales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the fringed gentians and the closed gentians

Origin of gentian

Middle English genciane from Old French gentiane from Classical Latin gentiana, of Illyrian origin, originally

any of a large genus (Gentiana) of plants of the gentian family, with blue, white, red, or yellow flowers
the bitter root of the yellow gentian (G. lutea), used as a gastrointestinal tonic

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gentian

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Any of numerous plants of the family Gentianaceae and especially the genus Gentiana, characteristically having opposite leaves and showy, often blue flowers.
The dried rhizome and roots of a yellow-flowered European gentian, G. lutea, sometimes used as a tonic.

Origin of gentian

Middle English gencian from Old French genciane from Latin gentiāna perhaps after Gentius , second-century BC king of Illyria

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Noun

(plural gentians)

Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.
The dried roots and rhizome of a European gentian, Gentiana lutea, used as a tonic.

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Gentiana brachyphylla, a gentian.

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gentian - Medical Definition

Any of numerous plants of the family Gentianaceae and especially the genus Gentiana, characteristically having opposite leaves and showy, often blue flowers.
The dried rhizome and roots of a yellow-flowered European gentian, G. lutea, sometimes used as a tonic.

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