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bottle gentian

noun

gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all

• Syn: ↑closed gentian, ↑blind gentian, ↑Gentiana andrewsii

• Hypernyms: ↑gentian

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noun

Etymology: so called from the shape of its flower

: closed gentian

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bottle gentian,

= closed gentian. (Cf. ↑closed gentian)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.