CLOSED GENTIAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does closed gentian mean? • CLOSED GENTIAN (noun)
The noun CLOSED GENTIAN has 2 senses:
1. similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
2. gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
Familiarity information: CLOSED GENTIAN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CLOSED GENTIAN (noun)
Meaning:
Similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blind gentian; closed gentian; Gentiana clausa
Hypernyms ("closed gentian" is a kind of...):
gentian (any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis)
Meaning:
Gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bottle gentian; Gentiana andrewsii; blind gentian; closed gentian
Hypernyms ("closed gentian" is a kind of...):
gentian (any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis)
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