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Gentiana lutea

Gentiana lutea

9.9
A tall wild plant with clusters of yellow flowers that grows in European mountains
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : gentiana amarilla
  • The roots of Gentiana lutea are used in traditional medicine for digestive problems.

Examples

  • Herbalists value Gentiana lutea for its bitter compounds used in tonic preparations.

  • Bright yellow clusters of Gentiana lutea can be seen on mountain meadows during summer.

  • The Gentiana lutea blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • Have you seen a Gentiana lutea in the wild?

  • Bright yellow clusters of Gentiana lutea can be seen on mountain meadows during summer.

  • Herbalists value Gentiana lutea for its bitter compounds used in tonic preparations.

  • The roots of Gentiana lutea are used in traditional medicine for digestive problems.

Synonyms

great yellow gentian
vsGentiana lutea
  • UK
9.8

A large European plant with yellow flower clusters used in medicine

uses the common everyday name rather than the formal scientific Latin name

Surface Forms

Gentiana lutea singular
Gentiana luteas plural

Morphology

Gentiana + lutea

This is a taxonomic binomial composed of the genus name 'Gentiana' and the specific epithet 'lutea' (meaning 'yellow'), so the overall sense 'yellow Gentian / great yellow gentian' is directly derivable from the constituents. Although 'lutea' is a Latin adjective and may not appear in ordinary dictionaries, if a learner knows both parts the botanical naming pattern is compositional and cross-linguistically transparent.

Etymology

Gentiana lutea may come from an old story about King Gentius, who is said to have found the plant and used its bitter root as medicine, so the name Gentiana honors him. The second word lutea is Latin for 'yellow', which gives a clear image of its bright yellow flowers and explains why we call it the 'great yellow gentian' today.