noun
perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers
• Syn: ↑Swertia perennia
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Swertia, ↑genus Swertia
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noun : an annual herb (Lomatogonium rotatum) of the family Gentianaceae that occurs in marshes and wet places in Eurasia and No. America and that has narrow opposite leaves and conspicuous blue or white flowers in terminal racemes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.