Noun: blind gentian
- Gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
"The blind gentian's flowers remain tightly shut even at maturity";
- closed gentian, bottle gentian, Gentiana andrewsii
- Similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
"This variety of blind gentian produces especially large blooms";
- closed gentian, Gentiana clausa
Derived forms: blind gentians
Type of: gentian
Encyclopedia: Blind gentian