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 (synset 112313936)
   is a type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
   member holonym:

   • gentiana lutea, great yellow gentian - robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers
   • calathian violet, gentiana pneumonanthe, marsh gentian - perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths
   belongs to: family gentianaceae, gentian family, gentianaceae - chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
   same as: genus gentiana

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