n. A European herb, Swertia perennis, of the gentian family.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A European herb (Swertia perennis) of the Gentian family.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A name for species of gentian.
n. The common felwort is Gentiana Amarella, also called autumn gentian. The name is also applied to species of Swertia, a genus closely related to Gentiana.
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n. gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas