noun
type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella
• Syn: ↑Gentiana
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianaceae, ↑family Gentianaceae, ↑gentian family
• Member Meronyms: ↑great yellow gentian, ↑Gentiana lutea, ↑marsh gentian, ↑calathian violet, ↑Gentiana pneumonanthe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.