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"Gentian" Definition

noun

Any of numerous plants of the genus Gentiana, characteristically having showy, variously colored flowers.
The dried rhizome and roots of a yellow-flowered European gentian, G. lutea, sometimes used as a tonic.
Any of numerous herbs (family Gentianaceae, the gentian family, and especially genus ) with opposite smooth leaves and showy usually blue flowers.
The rhizome and roots of a yellow-flowered gentian () of southern Europe that is used as a tonic, stomachic, and flavoring in vermouth.