单词 | gentian |
释义 | gen·tian ![]() n. 1. Any of numerous plants of the family Gentianaceae and especially the genus Gentiana, characteristically having opposite leaves and showy, often blue flowers. 2. The dried rhizome and roots of a yellow-flowered European gentian, G. lutea, sometimes used as a tonic. [Middle English gencian, from Old French genciane, from Latin gentiāna, perhaps after Gentius, second-century BC king of Illyria.] |
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