marsh gentian

/mɑrʃ ˌdʒɛntʃən/
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Definitions of marsh gentian
  1. noun
    perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths
    synonyms: Gentiana pneumonanthe, calathian violet
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    type of:
    gentian
    any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
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