Gentiana
- noun
- /dʒɛnˈtiːənə/
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- Extracts from Gentiana roots have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
Examples
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Look at the beautiful Gentianas blooming in the garden!
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Many species of Gentiana are prized for their ornamental value in gardens.
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The Alpine Gentiana brightened the rocky slopes with its vivid blue blossoms.
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The Gentiana plant blooms beautifully in spring.
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The Gentiana plant produces beautiful blue flowers that bloom in late summer.
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Many gardeners appreciate Gentiana for its vivid trumpet-shaped blossoms.
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In the wild, Gentiana can often be found growing in grassy meadows and rocky slopes.
Synonyms
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A flowering plant with bright blue or purple tube-shaped flowers
Compounds
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A medium-tall wild flower with pale blue fringed petals found in northern cold regions
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A small blue flower with fringed petals that grows in the Sierra Nevada mountains
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A tall wild plant with clusters of yellow flowers that grows in European mountains
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A small blue wildflower with fringed petals that grows in eastern North American prairies and meadows
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A plant that lives many years and grows in wet woods with blue flowers like soapwort
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A small blue flower that grows near hot springs in Yellowstone National Park
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A marsh plant from eastern North America with pale yellow or blue flowers
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A low mountain flower with bright blue bell-shaped blooms and shiny green leaves
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A plant from eastern North America with blue or white tube-shaped flowers that stay mostly closed
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Small wild plant with deep blue, green-spotted flowers that grows in mountain meadows
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gentiana comes from the ancient Illyrian king Gentius, who, according to legend, found the plant's very 'bitter' roots and used them as 'medicine'. You can see the same name in the English word gentian, which now labels a group of bright, usually blue, trumpet-like flowers whose roots were long valued for healing.