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
"Have you never seen a fringed gentian?" asked little blue-eyed Jane.
From Some Three Hundred Years Ago by Brewster, Edith Gilman
The fringed gentian is rapidly becoming a thing of the past in a great many localities, and it gives us pleased surprise to find it far up in latitude 63°.
From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans
No, my dear; but the fringed gentian does not die instantly, as it looks upward.
From Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls by Reed, Helen Leah
We gathered some wild-flowers; bits of pimpernel and one or two sprigs of fringed gentian which had bloomed late in a sheltered place, and a pale little bouquet of asters.
From Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches by Jewett, Sarah Orne
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