Gentian synonyms

jĕn'shən

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harebell (related)
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meadowsweet (related)
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lousewort (related)
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helleborine (related)
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butterwort (related)
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twayblade (related)
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hyacinth
A deep purplish blue to vivid violet.
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marine
Marine is defined as something related to water or the sea.
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moonstone
A milky-white, translucent feldspar with a pearly luster, used as a gem
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sapphire
Of a deep blue colour.
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violent
Intense or extreme, especially in emotion:
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gentianella (related)
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milkwort (related)
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hawkweed (related)
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gentiana (related)
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saxifrage (related)
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marsh-marigold (related)
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eyebright (related)
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pignut (related)
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sneezewort (related)
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cowslip (related)
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Gentian Sentence Examples

  • One medical study, using large amounts of gentian violet in rats, found that it could cause cancer.

  • When the secretion of gastric juice is deficient it may be excited by gastric tonics, such as ten grains of bicarbonate of soda and a drachm of compound tincture of gentian in water shortly before meals, and may be supplemented by the administration of pepsin and hydrochloric acid after meals.

  • Gentian violet, a purple dye, used to be a common remedy.

  • Although cancer from gentian violet has not been observed in humans, some doctors choose not to recommend it for this reason.

  • The bitterness is imparted by such substances as bitter orange rind, gentian, rhubarb, quassia, cascarilla, angostura, quinine and cinchona.

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