Noun: stiff gentian stif jen-shun
- Gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
"The stiff gentian's bright blue clusters stood out against the autumn grass";
- agueweed, ague weed, five-flowered gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia
Derived forms: stiff gentians
Type of: gentian
Part of: Gentianella, genus Gentianella
Encyclopedia: Stiff gentian