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Noun: Gentiana
  1. Type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella
    - genus Gentiana

Type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus

Part of: family Gentianaceae, gentian family, Gentianaceae

Encyclopedia: Gentiana