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gentian 音標拼音: [dʒ'ɛnʃən] n. 龍膽屬的植物,龍膽根 龍膽屬的植物,龍膽根 gentian n 1: any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and GentianopsisGentian \ Gen" tian\ ( j[ e^] n" shan or j[ e^] n" sh[ i^]* an), n. [ OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] ( Bot.) Any one of a genus ({ Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five- lobed corolla, usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See Illust. of { Capsule}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for their beauty, as the Alpine ({ Gentiana verna}, { Gentiana Bavarica}, and { Gentiana excisa}), and the American fringed gentians ({ Gentiana crinita} and { Gentiana detonsa}). Several are used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of { Gentiana lutea}, the officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias. [ 1913 Webster] { Horse gentian}, fever root. { Yellow gentian} ( Bot.), the officinal gentian ({ Gentiana lutea}). See { Bitterwort}. [ 1913 Webster]
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