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genus Gentiana - type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella

Gentiana

dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

family Gentianaceae, gentian family, Gentianaceae - chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals

Gentiana lutea, great yellow gentian - robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers

calathian violet, Gentiana pneumonanthe, marsh gentian - perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths

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Plants belonging to the genus Gentiana are known for their bitter taste which is due to the presence of secoiridoicls (e.g.

Induction of apoptosis in human pancreatic MiaPaCa-2 cells through the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential ([DELTA][[PSI].sub.m]) by Gentiana kurroo root extract and LC-ESI-MS analysis of its principal constituents

The genus Gentiana (gentian) contains about 300 species in the world (Judd et al., 1999).

Observations on gentiana kurroo royle, a critically endangered medicinal plant from the Kashmir himalaya, India

is a medicinal plant of the family Gentianaceae, genus Gentiana. The root of the plant is used as the traditional Chinese herbal medicine (TCM) named Qinjiao.

Gentiopicrin-producing endophytic fungus isolated from Gentiana macrophylla

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