marsh gentian

noun

A blue-to-purple gentian native to Eurasian marshlands, Gentiana pneumonanthe.

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calathian violetGentiana pneumonanthe
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Meanings

nounmarsh gentian (plural marsh gentians)

plural marsh gentians

  1. A blue-to-purple gentian native to Eurasian marshlands, Gentiana pneumonanthe.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounperennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths

Similar
calathian violetGentiana pneumonanthe
Broader
gentian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compound of marsh + gentian.

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APA

marsh gentian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20gentian

MLA

“marsh gentian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20gentian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsh gentian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20gentian.

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