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 • Syn: ↑columbo, ↑American columbo, ↑deer s ear, ↑deer s ears, ↑pyramid plant • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
American columbo — noun any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington • Syn: ↑columbo, ↑deer s ear, ↑deer s ears, ↑pyramid plant, ↑American gentian • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
American calumba — Calumba Ca*lum ba, n. [from kalumb, its native name in Mozambique.] (Med.) The root of a plant ({Jateorrhiza Calumba}, and probably {Cocculus palmatus}), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gentian — Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gentian violet — Chembox new ImageFile=Methyl Violet 10B.png ImageSize= IUPACName= OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=548 62 9 PubChem=11057 SMILES= MeSHName=Gentian+violet Section2= Chembox Properties Formula=C25H30ClN3 MolarMass=407.979 Appearance … Wikipedia
fringed gentian — noun any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana • Hypernyms: ↑gentian • Hyponyms: ↑Gentianopsis crinita, ↑Gentiana crinita, ↑Gentianopsis detonsa, ↑Gentiana … Useful english dictionary
soapwort gentian — noun erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort • Syn: ↑Gentiana saponaria • Hypernyms: ↑gentian * * * noun : an eastern No. American gentian (Gentiana saponaria) whose leaves and… … Useful english dictionary
bastard gentian — noun 1. : a No. American gentian (Gentiana acuta) 2. : orange grass … Useful english dictionary
Horse gentian — Gentian Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with opposite… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yellow gentian — Gentian Gen tian (j[e^]n shan or j[e^]n sh[i^]*an), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with opposite… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
