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| gen·tian [ jénshən ] (plural gen·tians) |
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1. showy flowering plant: a plant belonging to a large family of annual or perennial species, several of which are cultivated as ornamental alpines. Flowers: typically bright blue or violet, trumpet-shaped. Native to: northern temperate regions and extending south to the Andes. Family Gentianaceae.
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2. medicinal root: the dried roots and rhizome of a European plant. Use: digestive stimulant in herbal medicine.
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3. plant producing digestive aid: the plant that produces the digestive stimulant gentian
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| [14th century. < Latin gentiana, after Gentius, 2th century bc king of Illyria] |
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