gentianaceous

[jen-shee-uh-ney-shuh s]

adjective

belonging to the plant family Gentianaceae.

Compare gentian family.

Origin of gentianaceous

1850–55; < New Latin Gentianace(ae) name of the family (Latin gentiān(a) gentian + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

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Examples from the Web for gentianaceous

Historical Examples of gentianaceous

In the Gentianaceous genus Halenia, H. heterantha is remarkable for the absence of spurs.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for gentianaceous

gentianaceous

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Gentianaceae, a family of flowering plants that includes centaury, felwort, and gentian

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