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Definition of Gentians

Gentian
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.

Meaning of Gentians from wikipedia

- others are not. Many gentians are difficult to grow outside their wild habitat, but several species are available in cultivation. Gentians are fully hardy...
- Eustoma, commonly known as lisianthus or prairie gentian, is a small genus of plants in the gentian family. They are native to warm regions of the southern...
- its colour, being like that of the petals of certain gentian flowers; it is not made from gentians or violets. A number of possible routes can be used...
- Look up gentian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A gentian is a plant that has terminal tubular flowers. Gentian may also refer to: HMS Gentian (K90)...
- Gentian liqueur (also known as Enzian, Gentian schnapps, or simply Gentian) is a clear liqueur produced using the roots of the gentian plant. It is typical...
- of habitats, including rocky slopes, wet meadows, and seeps. Like other gentians, G. calycosa is an attractive mountain wildflower good for use in alpine...
- Bottle gentian is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Gentiana andrewsii, native to northeastern North America Gentiana catesbaei Gentiana...
- Gentianella is a plant genus in the gentian family (Gentianaceae). Plants of this genus are known commonly as dwarf gentians. As of 2000[update] there were...
- genus of flowering plants in the gentian family known commonly as fringed gentians. These are similar to the gentians of genus Gentiana. Most have flowers...
- Frasera, the green gentians, is a genus in the gentian family, native to North America and named for John Fraser, a Scottish botanist and colleague of...