Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.

plural of gentian

Pertaining to or derived from the gentian.

A purplish blue colour.

Of a purplish blue colour.

Having a violet colour similar to the gentian flower.

(chemistry) Also known as crystal violet, a chemical dye used in the Gram stain test, and is also a fungicide. Chemically: hexamethyl pararosaniline chloride, C₂₅H₃₀ClN₃

plural of marsh gentian

A blue-to-purple gentian native to Eurasian marshlands, Gentiana pneumonanthe.

Any of the genus Triosteum of flowering plants, the feverworts.