HyperDic: american_gentian

English > 1 sense of the expression American gentian:
NOUNplantAmerican gentian, columbo, American columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plantany of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera
English > American gentian: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Synonymscolumbo, American columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plant
Member ofFrasera, genus Fraseragenus of North American herbs
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
CatalanColumbo

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