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gentian
[ jen-shuhn ]
noun
- 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. Compare gentian family.
- any of various plants resembling the gentian.
- the root of G. lutea, or a preparation of it, used as a tonic.
gentian
/ ˈ»åÏôÉ›²Ôʃə²Ô /
noun
- any gentianaceous plant of the genera Gentiana or Gentianella , having blue, yellow, white, or red showy flowers
- the bitter-tasting dried rhizome and roots of Gentiana lutea ( European or yellow gentian ), which can be used as a tonic
- any of several similar plants, such as the horse gentian
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gentian1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gentian1
Example Sentences
“There is a liqueur in southern Germany called gentian schnapps that contains an extract of that plant,†says Maik Behrens, a molecular biologist at the Technical University of Munich and co-author of the new study.
For example, at Klickitat Trail, you’ll see mock orange, blue aster, gentian, buttercups and desert parsley starting in late April into early June.
It also consists of no artificial flavors and only natural ingredients including riesling white-grape juice concentrate, gentian root extract and lemon balm extract.
They came to a grassy hill dotted with gentians and pink ground orchids, and began to climb.
Mix black tea, lemon juice, honey syrup, spicy ginger syrup and gentian root tea in a cocktail shaker with ice.
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