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gentian
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈdʒen.ʃən/ us /ˈdʒen.ʃən/
a small plant with blue flowers that grows in mountain areas:
A tiny sprig of gentian given me by a friend has four vivid blue flowers on it.
The Alpine meadows are carpeted with white narcissi and deep blue gentians.
any of the many different plants of the gentian family, with blue, white, pink, or yellow flowers:
More than 200 plant species have been found in the fen, including orchids and gentians.
A volunteer found the prairie gentian in a different part of the park last summer.
In spring, the meadows are full of wild gentian, daisies, lupins, and yellow orchids.
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