noun
genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa
• Syn: ↑Swertia
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianaceae, ↑family Gentianaceae, ↑gentian family
• Member Meronyms: ↑marsh felwort, ↑Swertia perennia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.