american gentian

Noun
  • Any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera
    Widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington (synset 112313394)
    hypernym: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    member meronym: frasera, genus frasera - genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia
    synonym: american columbo, columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plant

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