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   Gentian
   (Gentiana) Gentiana is a group of annuals, biennials and perennials that are found in the temperate, alpine and arctic regions in various parts of the world. These plants mostly produce various shades of blue flowers, but some produce white or yellow flowers. G. lutea (Great Yellow Gentian) is an upright growing perennial with large, lance- to elliptic-shaped, bluish-green leaves. The small, star-shaped, yellow flowers grow from the upper leaf axils in compact, whorled clusters with cupped, gree...
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   Gentian
   see 'Gentiana'
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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
   Gen'tian (jĕn'sh a n or - shĭ* a n) noun [ Middle English genciane , French gentiane , Latin gentiana , from Gentius , an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Botany) Any one of a genus ( Gentiana ) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla, usually blue, but som ...
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   gentian
   <botany> 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. ... Many species are found on the highest mountains of Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna, Bavarica, and excis ...
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   Gentian
   `Gentiana` is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Gentianeae and monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. This a large genus, with about 400 species. This is a cosmopolitan genus, occurring in alpine habitats of temperate regions of Asia, Europe and the Americas. Some species also occur in northwest Africa, eastern Australia and New Zealand. They consist of annual, biennial and perennial plants. Some are...
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   gentian
   (jen´shәn) the dried rhizome and roots of Gentiana lutea. gentian violet an antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic dye, applied topically in the treatment of infections of the skin and mucous membranes associated with gram-positive bacteria and molds and also used to t...
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   Gentian
   • (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.
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   gentian
   (genus Gentiana), any of about 400 species of annual or perennial (rarely biennial) flowering plants of the family Gentianaceae distributed worldwide ... [2 related articles]
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    gentian
    gentian (jen'shun) , common name for some members of the Gentianaceae, a family of widely distributed herbs, chiefly perennial and fall blooming. There are many types of gentians (genus Gentiana and similar species of other genera), most of which have blue flowers. Gentians flourish in north-tem...
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