sabbatian.
/saˈbeɪʃɪə/ An annual or perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Gentianaceae, native to eastern North America, and bearing clusters of pink or white flowers.
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1814 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 39 1600 (heading) Dichotomous sabbatia.
1847 W. Darlington Agric. Bot. 260 Angular sabbatia. Centaury.
1902 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: R–Z 1594/2 Sabbatias require a light, sweet soil.
1949 Nat. Hist. June 278/3 On grassy, pine-sprinkled savannas, in the company of gaudy sabbatias, insignificant burmannias, and orange habenarias.
1972 F. Perry Flowers of World 123/1 Sabatia (Sabbatia) are annual or biennial [sic] plants from North America with erect branching stems... The plants contain a bitter principle and when dried are used as a tonic.
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