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a gentian, Gentiana andrewsii, of the eastern and central U.S., having tight clusters of dark blue, closed flowers. Also called bottle gentian.[1855-60, Amer.]
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closed gentian
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closed gentian — ☆ closed gentian n. any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark blue, closed, tubular flowers … English World dictionary
closed gentian — noun 1. similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers • Syn: ↑blind gentian, ↑Gentiana clausa • Hypernyms: ↑gentian 2. gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all • Syn: ↑blind genti … Useful english dictionary
gentian family — noun chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals • Syn: ↑Gentianaceae, ↑family Gentianaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gentian family — the plant family Gentianaceae, typified by herbaceous plants having simple opposite leaves, usually blue flowers with five united petals, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the closed gentian, fringed gentian, centaury, exacum, and … Universalium
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
bottle gentian — noun gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all • Syn: ↑closed gentian, ↑blind gentian, ↑Gentiana andrewsii • Hypernyms: ↑gentian * * * noun Etymology: so called from the shape of its flower … Useful english dictionary
blind gentian — noun 1. similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers • Syn: ↑closed gentian, ↑Gentiana clausa • Hypernyms: ↑gentian 2. gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all • Syn: ↑closed g … Useful english dictionary
blue gentian — noun 1. : any of several blue flowered gentians: as a. : fringed gentian b. : soapwort gentian c. : closed gentian … Useful english dictionary
bottle gentian. — See closed gentian. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
bottle gentian. — See closed gentian. [1905 10, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
