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Gentiana lutea
Bitterwort Bit"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.) The yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
Gentiana lutea
Gentian Gen"tian, n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) 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. Note: 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 excisa), and the American fringed gentians (G. crinita and G. detonsa). Several are used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the officinal gentian of the pharmacop[oe]ias. Horse gentian, fever root. Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian (Gentiana lutea). See Bitterwort.
Gentiana lutea
Gentian Gen"tian, n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) 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. Note: 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 excisa), and the American fringed gentians (G. crinita and G. detonsa). Several are used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the officinal gentian of the pharmacop[oe]ias. Horse gentian, fever root. Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian (Gentiana lutea). See Bitterwort.
Gentiana verna
Gentian Gen"tian, n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) 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. Note: 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 excisa), and the American fringed gentians (G. crinita and G. detonsa). Several are used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the officinal gentian of the pharmacop[oe]ias. Horse gentian, fever root. Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian (Gentiana lutea). See Bitterwort.
Gentianaceous
Gentianaceous Gen`tian*a"ceous, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Gentianace[ae]) of which the gentian is the type.

Meaning of Gentiana from wikipedia

- Gentiana (/ˌdʒɛntʃiˈeɪnə/) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe...
- Gentiana scabra, also known as the ****anese gentian or the Rindō Flower, is a species of flowering plant in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), found in...
- Gentiana lutea, the great yellow gentian, is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central and southern Europe. Gentiana lutea is an herbaceous...
- Gentiana acaulis, the stemless gentian, or trumpet gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to central and southern...
- Erythraea lomae Gilg Erythraea vulgaris Gray Gentiana centaurium L. Gentiana gerardii F.W.Schmidt Gentiana palustris Lam. Gonipia linearis Raf. Hippocentaurea...
- Gentiana kurroo, also known as Indian gentian or Himalayan gentian, was named after the Illyrian monarch Gentius, who discovered the medicinal properties...
- Gentiana autumnalis, the pine barren gentian, is a 1–2 ft (30–61 cm) tall species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to eastern...
- Gentiana alba (called plain, pale, white, cream, or yellow gentian) is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the Gentian family Gentianaceae, producing...
- Gentiana macrophylla, the large leaf gentian, is called qin jiao(秦艽) in Chinese. Synonyms include G. straminea, G. cr****iaulisor, and G. dahurica. It is...
- Gentiana cruciata, the star gentian or cross gentian, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family. Gentiana cruciata is a hemicryptophyte...