fringed gentian
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fringed gentian
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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As a child, Dickinson routinely wandered the woods, returning with handfuls of wildflowers: anemones, larkspur, fringed gentian, pink lady’s slipper.
From Slate ● May 17, 2016
Beside a ditch in a field beyond, we find the great blue lobelia, and near it, amid the weeds and wild grasses and purple asters, the most beautiful of our fall flowers, the fringed gentian.
From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John
"Yes, my dear: that is a fringed gentian," said Ruth.
From The Nursery, November 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 5 by Various
"Have you never seen a fringed gentian?" asked little blue-eyed Jane.
From Some Three Hundred Years Ago by Brewster, Edith Gilman
In the meadows, and along the margin of the watercourses, you might find the fringed gentian at this time.
From Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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