Gentianaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Gentianaceae
    n 1: chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are
         cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Gentianaceae}, {family
         Gentianaceae}, {gentian family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gentianaceae \Gentianaceae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of chiefly herbaceous plants with showy
   flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals.

   Syn: family {Gentianaceae}, gentian family.
        [WordNet 1.5]