Gentianaceae
plural noun
Gen·tia·na·ce·ae
ˌjench(ē)əˈnāsēˌē
: a large nearly cosmopolitan family of chiefly herbaceous plants (order Gentianales) that usually have showy flowers with tubular or segmented calyx and lobed corolla see gentiana
gentianaceous adjective
¦⸗(⸗)⸗¦nāshəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Gentiana, type genus + -aceae
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