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- [jen-shuh n]
- /ˈdʒɛn ʃən/
- /ˈʤenʃɪən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jen-shuh n]
- /ˈdʒɛn ʃən/
Definitions of gentian word
- noun gentian any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe. Compare gentian family. 1
- noun gentian any of various plants resembling the gentian. 1
- noun gentian the root of G. lutea, or a preparation of it, used as a tonic. 1
- noun gentian A plant of temperate and mountainous regions, typically with violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, especially as arctic alpines, and some are of medicinal use. 1
- noun gentian flowering plant used medicinally 1
- countable noun gentian A gentian is a small plant with a blue or purple flower shaped like a bell which grows in mountain regions. 0
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Origin of gentian
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English gencian < Latin gentiāna; said to be named after Gentius, an Illyrian king
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Parts of speech for Gentian
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gentian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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