gentian 音标拼音: [dʒ'ɛnʃən]
n . 龙胆属的植物,龙胆根
龙胆属的植物,龙胆根
gentian n 1 :
any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis Gentian \
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OE .
genciane ,
F .
gentiane ,
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gentiana ,
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Gentius ,
an Illyrian king ,
said to have discovered its properties .] (
Bot .)
Any one of a genus ({
Gentiana })
of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four -
or five -
lobed corolla ,
usually blue ,
but sometimes white ,
yellow ,
or red .
See Illust .
of {
Capsule }.
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
Many species are found on the highest mountains of Europe ,
Asia ,
and America ,
and some are prized for their beauty ,
as the Alpine ({
Gentiana verna },
{
Gentiana Bavarica },
and {
Gentiana excisa }),
and the American fringed gentians ({
Gentiana crinita }
and {
Gentiana detonsa }).
Several are used as tonics ,
especially the bitter roots of {
Gentiana lutea },
the officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Horse gentian },
fever root .
{
Yellow gentian } (
Bot .),
the officinal gentian ({
Gentiana lutea }).
See {
Bitterwort }.
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1913 Webster ]
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