gentianella

G2E1N1T1I1A1N1E1L1L1A1
US/ˌd͡ʒɛn.ti.əˈnɛ.lə/

noun

Any gentian-family flowering plant of the genus Gentianella.

Similar
dwarf gentianGentiana acaulis
Origintranslingual Gentianella →
Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noungentianella (plural gentianellas)

plural gentianellas

  1. biologyAny gentian-family flowering plant of the genus Gentianella.

    Synonyms: dwarf gentian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny gentian-family flowering plant of the genus Gentianella.

Similar
dwarf gentian

More synonyms by meaning

nounlow-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers

Similar
Gentiana acaulis
Broader
gentian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualGentianella
  2. Englishgentianella

Borrowed from translingual Gentianella, from Gentiana (another genus of plants) + -ella (diminutive suffix).

More words from translingual

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech hořeček
  • hořečekGentianella-genus plant
Dutch baardgentiaan
  • baardgentiaanGentianella-genus plant
Estonian emajuureke
  • emajuurekeGentianella-genus plant
German Kranzenzian
  • KranzenzianGentianella-genus plant
Polish goryczuszka
  • goryczuszkaGentianella-genus plant
Russian гореча́вочка
  • гореча́вочка (gorečávočka)Gentianella-genus plant
Ukrainian тирличник
  • тирличник (tyrlyčnyk)Gentianella-genus plant
Cite this entry
APA

gentianella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentianella

MLA

“gentianella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentianella. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gentianella,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentianella.

Source: gentianella on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.