OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 36634

gentian

/ˈd͡ʒɛnt͡ʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
genciana
Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.
On the cover of the leaflet advertising the Alpenrose Gasthof in Zirl am Gurgl […] there is a decorative picture of a young woman. […] She has bright flaxen hair and laughing eyes…
genciana
Dried roots and rhizome of European gentian (Gentiana lutea), used as a tonic.
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