genus gentiana

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   type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella

   SynonymsGentiana

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofGentianaceae

Questions about genus gentiana

What does genus gentiana mean?

genus gentiana means "type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella".

What is another word for genus gentiana?

Close synonyms include Gentiana. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus gentiana a common word?

genus gentiana 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.