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Definition of Yellow gentian

Yellow 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.

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- Yellow gentian is a common name for several plants in the genus Gentiana and may refer to: Gentiana alba, native to North America Gentiana lutea, native...
- 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...
- The resulting liqueur can be sweetened with the addition of sugar. Yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), one species in the genus Gentiana, is most commonly...
- Gentiana (/ˌdʒɛntʃiˈeɪnə/) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe...
- (called plain, pale, white, cream, or yellow gentian) is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the Gentian family Gentianaceae, producing yellowish-white...
- Crystal violet or gentian violet, also known as methyl violet 10B or hexamethyl pararosaniline chloride, is a triarylmethane dye used as a histological...
- Gentiana acaulis, the stemless gentian, or trumpet gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to central and southern...
- caroliniensis, commonly known as American columbo or yellow gentian, is a herbaceous perennial of the gentian family Gentianaceae found in the deciduous forest...
- coins Amphitheatre at Butrint (near Saranda), yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea) 5,000 Lek 153 mm x 72 mm Yellow Skanderbeg Krujë Castle, Skanderbeg's monument...
- erythraea) Chilcoatl / Azteca gold root (Heliopsis longipes) Great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea) Jambu (Acmella oleracea) Ginger (Zingiber officinale)...