prairie gentian

/ˌprɛri ˌdʒɛntʃən/
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Definitions of prairie gentian
  1. noun
    one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas
    synonyms: Eustoma grandiflorum, bluebell, tulip gentian
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    type of:
    wild flower, wildflower
    wild or uncultivated flowering plant
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