noun
- plural of gentian; flowering plants typically having blue, purple, or white trumpet-shaped flowers, found mainly in mountainous regions
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The alpine meadow was dotted with bright blue gentians.
- Gentians bloom late in the season when most other wildflowers have faded.
- The botanist collected several species of gentians during the mountain expedition.
- Purple gentians carpeted the high mountain slopes.
- These gentians are protected wildflowers in the national park.
- The herbal remedy was made from dried gentians.