BLIND GENTIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blind gentian mean? 

• BLIND GENTIAN (noun)
  The noun BLIND GENTIAN has 2 senses:

1. similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers

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

  Familiarity information: BLIND GENTIAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLIND GENTIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blind gentian; closed gentian; Gentiana clausa

Hypernyms ("blind gentian" is a kind of...):

gentian (any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blind gentian; bottle gentian; closed gentian; Gentiana andrewsii

Hypernyms ("blind gentian" is a kind of...):

gentian (any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis)