gentian

  1. Noun.  Any of various herbs of the family ''Gentianaceae'' found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.
  2. Noun.  The dried roots and rhizome of a European gentian, ''Gentiana lutea'', used as a tonic.

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