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gentianella (iou)



gentianella noun. M17.
[mod. Latin, dim. of gentiana GENTIAN.]
Any of several dwarf plants belonging to the genus Gentiana or related genera; esp. the blue-flowered G. acaulis of the Alps.
? In botanical Latin Gentianella is now recognized as a genus distinct from Gentiana, containing various species formerly included in the latter.