Striped Gentian (Noun)
Meaning
A perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The striped gentian plant rose through the marshy ground with vibrant blue trumpet-shaped flowers.
- In late summer, purple petals unfolded from the striped gentian's green sepals as it prepared to bloom.
- Some botanists identify the striped gentian, Gentiana clausa, by its flowers' yellow or orange stripes inside the blue trumpet.
- Striped gentian flowers often appear in clusters and exhibit an almost symmetrical, star shape due to their five-lobed parts.
- Naturalists searching for the striped gentian should explore wetlands of eastern North America where this perennial plant typically roots.