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a plant, Gentiana lutea, of Europe and Asia Minor, having yellow flowers, the rootstock yielding a bitter tonic.
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Yellow gentian — Gentian Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yellow gentian — noun 1. : a bitterwort (Gentiana lutea) of southern Europe having yellow flowers see gentian 2 2. : a gentian (Dasystephana flavida) of eastern No. America with yellowish flowers 3. : american columbo * * * a plant, Gentiana lutea, of Europe and… … Useful english dictionary
yellow gentian — geltonasis gencijonas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gencijoninių šeimos prieskoninis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Gentiana lutea), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai).… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
great yellow gentian — geltonasis gencijonas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gencijoninių šeimos prieskoninis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Gentiana lutea), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai).… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Gentian — Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gentian — [jen′shən] adj. [ME genciane < OFr gentiane < L gentiana, of Illyrian orig.] designating a family (Gentianaceae, order Gentianales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the fringed gentians and the closed gentians n. 1. any of a large genus… … English World dictionary
great yellow gentian — noun robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers • Syn: ↑Gentiana lutea • Hypernyms: ↑gentian • Member Holonyms: ↑Gentiana, ↑genus Gentiana … Useful english dictionary
gentian — /jen sheuhn/, n. 1. any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe. Cf. gentian… … Universalium
Gentian — Taxobox name = Gentian image width = 250px image caption = Gentiana verna regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Gentianaceae genus = Gentiana L. subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See … Wikipedia
Horse gentian — Gentian Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
