genus gentiana
English Thesaurus
1. type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus, |
| definition | : | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | gentiana lutea, great yellow gentian, |
| definition | : | robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | calathian violet, gentiana pneumonanthe, marsh gentian, |
| definition | : | perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family gentianaceae, gentian family, gentianaceae, |
| definition | : | chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals (noun.plant) |
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