gentian
/jen-shuhn/US // ˈdʒɛn ʃən //UK // (ˈdʒɛnʃən) //
龙胆,龙胆草,龙胆紫,龙胆香
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : 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.
- : any of various plants resembling the gentian.
- : the root of G. lutea, or a preparation of it, used as a tonic.
Examples
The dose and properties resemble those of extract of gentian.
The principal consumption of extract of gentian is by the brewers, in lieu of hops.
When the blind gentian speaks out like that the emphasis must be multiplied a hundred fold.
So in October, when the fields are brown with frost, the blue and fringed gentian meets your eye, filling with thankful tears.
Gentian roots beaten into a powder, and a drachm of it taken every morning in wine, are an extraordinary remedy.
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