Noun: gentian family 'jen-shun 'fa-mu-lee
- Chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
"The gentian family includes many alpine wildflowers";
- Gentianaceae, family Gentianaceae
Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family
Part of: Gentianales, order Gentianales
Encyclopedia: Gentian family