gentianella Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana
    genus Gentianella.
  2. noun low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers
    Gentiana acaulis.

WordNet


Gen`tian*el"la noun
Etymology
See Gentian.
Definitions
  1. A kind of blue color. Johnson.

Webster 1913