Genus Gentiana (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Gentiana is a diverse genus gentiana with over 360 species worldwide known for their vibrant flowers.
- The genus gentiana consists mainly of annual or perennial herbs in the gentian family, which can often be found growing at mountain altitudes.
- Gentiana, consisting of over 360 species of flowering plants, plays a significant role as a type genus in the Gentianaceae family.
- The gentians of the genus gentiana, renowned for their iridescent blue flowers, have been the subject of much folklore and mythology throughout history.
- Different classifications can merge and reorganize multiple genera into the genus gentiana such as Gentianopsis and Gentianella that often overlap due to the complex relations within the Gentianaceae.