fringed gentian

Questions about fringed gentian

What does fringed gentian mean?

fringed gentian means "any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana".

Is fringed gentian a common word?

fringed gentian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.