Gentianaceae

plural noun

Gen·​tia·​na·​ce·​ae

ˌjench(ē)əˈnāsēˌē

: a large nearly cosmopolitan family of chiefly herbaceous plants (order Gentianales) that usually have showy flowers with tubular or segmented calyx and lobed corolla see gentiana

gentianaceous

¦⸗(⸗)⸗¦nāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Gentiana, type genus + -aceae

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