gentianaceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛnʃəˈneɪʃəs/,

/ˌdʒɛnʃɪəˈneɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn(t)ʃəˈneɪʃəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: gentian n., -aceous suffix.

Etymology: < gentian n. + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Gentianaceae, family name (1835 or earlier).

Botany.

Belonging to the family Gentianaceae of dicotyledonous plants; relating to or characteristic of this family.The family Gentianaceae includes genera such as Gentiana, Gentianella, Gentianopsis, and Centaurium, comprising mainly herbaceous plants having flowers with a tubular, four- or five-lobed corolla, simple leaves, capsular fruits, and roots which often contain biologically active compounds.

ΚΠ

1839 Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25 58 It is found that in all 343 Gentianaceous plants are known.

1904 E. L. Greene Leaflets Bot. Observ. & Crit. (1906) I. 69 Caesalpino..devotes a chapter to this gentianaceous type.

1938 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 25 481/1 The fundamental anatomy of the gentianaceous flower may be illustrated by the condition in Centaurium.

2013 Bartonia No. 67. 21 The nineteen gentianaceous species of New Jersey presented here make up an important group of mostly native wildflowers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gentianaceous
释义	gentianaceousadj. Brit. /ˌdʒɛnʃəˈneɪʃəs/, /ˌdʒɛnʃɪəˈneɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn(t)ʃəˈneɪʃəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: gentian n., -aceous suffix. Etymology: < gentian n. + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Gentianaceae, family name (1835 or earlier). Botany. Belonging to the family Gentianaceae of dicotyledonous plants; relating to or characteristic of this family.The family Gentianaceae includes genera such as Gentiana, Gentianella, Gentianopsis, and Centaurium, comprising mainly herbaceous plants having flowers with a tubular, four- or five-lobed corolla, simple leaves, capsular fruits, and roots which often contain biologically active compounds. ΚΠ 1839 Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25 58 It is found that in all 343 Gentianaceous plants are known. 1904 E. L. Greene Leaflets Bot. Observ. & Crit. (1906) I. 69 Caesalpino..devotes a chapter to this gentianaceous type. 1938 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 25 481/1 The fundamental anatomy of the gentianaceous flower may be illustrated by the condition in Centaurium. 2013 Bartonia No. 67. 21 The nineteen gentianaceous species of New Jersey presented here make up an important group of mostly native wildflowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1839
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