gentiana

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Gentiana
    n 1: type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs
         nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some
         classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and
         Gentianella [syn: {Gentiana}, {genus Gentiana}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gentiana \Gentiana\ prop. n.
   The type genus of the {Gentianaceae}; it is a genus of herbs
   nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some
   classifications it includes the genera {Gentianopsis} and
   {Gentianella}.

   Syn: genus {Gentiana}.
        [WordNet 1.5]