Definition of gentian in English:

gentian

nounˈdʒɛnʃ(ə)nˈdʒɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n

1A plant of temperate and mountainous regions, which typically has violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, especially as arctic alpines, and some are of medicinal use.
Family Gentianaceae: genera Gentiana and Gentianella
Example sentencesExamples
- While bamboo stalks and roots make up about 95 percent of its diet, the giant panda also feeds on gentians, irises, crocuses, fish, and occasionally small rodents.
- It's a surprisingly verdant mountain - spared by the last glaciation - where rhododendrons, gentians and rare orchids bloom.
- As we climb, the maze of trees, ferns, and blueberry bushes gives way to subalpine meadows painted with purple lupine, pale blue gentians, crimson columbine, and yellow arnica.
- In summer, the meadow is in full bloom; in fall, asters and gentians shine, and the trees put on quite a display.
- Traditionally, gentians require a peat-based compost but Ian uses a ‘greener’ alternative.
1. 1.1mass noun A tonic liquid substance formerly extracted from the root of the gentian.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In Western herbal medicine barberry root and gentian are used as bitter tonics to aid digestion.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin gentiana, according to Pliny named after Gentius, king of Illyria, who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of a common species.

Rhymes

abstention, apprehension, ascension, attention, circumvention, comprehension, condescension, contention, contravention, convention, declension, detention, dimension, dissension, extension, hypertension, hypotension, intention, intervention, invention, mention, misapprehension, obtention, pension, prehension, prevention, recension, retention, subvention, supervention, suspension, tension

Definition of gentian in US English:

gentian

nounˈjen(t)SH(ə)nˈdʒɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n

1A plant of temperate and mountainous regions, typically with violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, especially as arctic alpines, and some are of medicinal use.
Genera Gentiana and Gentianella, family Gentianaceae: numerous species, including the four-petaled fringed gentian (Gentiana crinita) of North America
Example sentencesExamples
- In summer, the meadow is in full bloom; in fall, asters and gentians shine, and the trees put on quite a display.
- While bamboo stalks and roots make up about 95 percent of its diet, the giant panda also feeds on gentians, irises, crocuses, fish, and occasionally small rodents.
- It's a surprisingly verdant mountain - spared by the last glaciation - where rhododendrons, gentians and rare orchids bloom.
- As we climb, the maze of trees, ferns, and blueberry bushes gives way to subalpine meadows painted with purple lupine, pale blue gentians, crimson columbine, and yellow arnica.
- Traditionally, gentians require a peat-based compost but Ian uses a ‘greener’ alternative.
1. 1.1 A tonic liquor formerly extracted from the root of the gentian.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In Western herbal medicine barberry root and gentian are used as bitter tonics to aid digestion.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin gentiana, according to Pliny named after Gentius, king of Illyria, who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of a common species.

单词	gentian
释义	Definition of gentian in English: gentian nounˈdʒɛnʃ(ə)nˈdʒɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n 1A plant of temperate and mountainous regions, which typically has violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, especially as arctic alpines, and some are of medicinal use. Family Gentianaceae: genera Gentiana and Gentianella Example sentencesExamples While bamboo stalks and roots make up about 95 percent of its diet, the giant panda also feeds on gentians, irises, crocuses, fish, and occasionally small rodents. It's a surprisingly verdant mountain - spared by the last glaciation - where rhododendrons, gentians and rare orchids bloom. As we climb, the maze of trees, ferns, and blueberry bushes gives way to subalpine meadows painted with purple lupine, pale blue gentians, crimson columbine, and yellow arnica. In summer, the meadow is in full bloom; in fall, asters and gentians shine, and the trees put on quite a display. Traditionally, gentians require a peat-based compost but Ian uses a ‘greener’ alternative. 1.1mass noun A tonic liquid substance formerly extracted from the root of the gentian. Example sentencesExamples In Western herbal medicine barberry root and gentian are used as bitter tonics to aid digestion. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin gentiana, according to Pliny named after Gentius, king of Illyria, who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of a common species. Rhymes abstention, apprehension, ascension, attention, circumvention, comprehension, condescension, contention, contravention, convention, declension, detention, dimension, dissension, extension, hypertension, hypotension, intention, intervention, invention, mention, misapprehension, obtention, pension, prehension, prevention, recension, retention, subvention, supervention, suspension, tension Definition of gentian in US English: gentian nounˈjen(t)SH(ə)nˈdʒɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n 1A plant of temperate and mountainous regions, typically with violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, especially as arctic alpines, and some are of medicinal use. Genera Gentiana and Gentianella, family Gentianaceae: numerous species, including the four-petaled fringed gentian (Gentiana crinita) of North America Example sentencesExamples In summer, the meadow is in full bloom; in fall, asters and gentians shine, and the trees put on quite a display. While bamboo stalks and roots make up about 95 percent of its diet, the giant panda also feeds on gentians, irises, crocuses, fish, and occasionally small rodents. It's a surprisingly verdant mountain - spared by the last glaciation - where rhododendrons, gentians and rare orchids bloom. As we climb, the maze of trees, ferns, and blueberry bushes gives way to subalpine meadows painted with purple lupine, pale blue gentians, crimson columbine, and yellow arnica. Traditionally, gentians require a peat-based compost but Ian uses a ‘greener’ alternative. 1.1 A tonic liquor formerly extracted from the root of the gentian. Example sentencesExamples In Western herbal medicine barberry root and gentian are used as bitter tonics to aid digestion. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin gentiana, according to Pliny named after Gentius, king of Illyria, who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of a common species.
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