Gentianella

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gentianella \Gen`tian*el"la\, n. [See {Gentian}.]
     A kind of blue color. --Johnson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Gentianella
       n 1: genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some
            classifications included in genus Gentiana [syn: {genus
            Gentianella}]
       2: low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy
          green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary
          bell-shaped blue flowers [syn: {Gentiana acaulis}]