'Gentiana' definitions:

Definition of 'Gentiana'

From: WordNet
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, genus Gentiana]

Definition of 'Gentiana'

From: GCIDE
  • Gentiana \Gentiana\ prop. n. The type genus of the Gentianaceae; it is a genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications it includes the genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella.
  • Syn: genus Gentiana. [WordNet 1.5]