单词 | gentian |
释义 | Word Frequency gentian(ˈdʒɛnʃən) noun 1. any gentianaceous plant of the genera Gentiana or Gentianella, having blue, yellow, white, or red showy flowers 2. the bitter-tasting dried rhizome and roots of Gentiana lutea (European or yellow gentian), which can be used as a tonic 3. any of several similar plants, such as the horse gentian Word origin C14: from Latin gentiāna; perhaps named after Gentius, a second-century bc Illyrian king, reputedly the first to use it medicinally |
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