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AMERICAN GENTIAN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington
Synonyms:
American columbo; American gentian; columbo; deer's-ear; deer's-ears; pyramid plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("American gentian" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("American gentian" is a member of...):
Frasera; genus Frasera (genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia)
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