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GENTIANOPSIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana
Synonyms:
Gentianopsis; genus Gentianopsis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gentianopsis" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Gentianopsis"):
fringed gentian (any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana)
Gentiana procera; Gentianopsid procera (small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America)
Holonyms ("Gentianopsis" is a member of...):
family Gentianaceae; gentian family; Gentianaceae (chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals)