GREEN GENTIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia

Synonyms:

Frasera speciosa; green gentian; Swertia speciosa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("green gentian" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("green gentian" is a member of...):

Frasera; genus Frasera (genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia)

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