gentian
/ˈdʒenʃɪən/noun
1- a plant of temperate and mountainous regions, which typically has violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, especially as arctic-alpines, and some are of medicinal use.黄龙胆; 欧龙胆; 龙胆。
1.1
- Family Gentianaceae: genera Gentiana and Gentianella.龙胆科：龙胆属和假龙胆属。
1.2
- mass noun a tonic liquor formerly extracted from the root of the gentian龙胆根补酒。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin gentiana, according to Pliny named after Gentius, king of Illyria, who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of a common species.