Get to know Gentian better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like flower.
Gentian meaning
- Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.
- Dried roots and rhizome of European gentian (Gentiana lutea), used as a tonic.
Synonyms of Gentian
Using Gentian
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers. | Dried roots and rhizome of European gentian (Gentiana lutea), used as a tonic.
- Useful related words include: flower.
- In the example corpus, gentian often appears in combinations such as: gentian root.
Context around Gentian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gentian
- In this selection, "gentian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stemless, contains, root, oak and family stand out and add context to how "gentian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include extracts of gentian oak and and in the gentian family. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gentian" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gentian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The soft drink Moxie contains gentian root. (7 words)
The French liqueur Suze is made with gentian. (8 words)
It has four bright white petals and is in the gentian family. (12 words)
The energy drink is citrus-based; it lacks Moxie's gentian root tang, caramel color, and (as of 2008) its distinctive branding; similarly, the waters are simply carbonated waters with fruit flavors marketed under the Moxie brand. (37 words)
Benniston (2011), 3–4 Ecology Flora main Stemless gentian ( Gentiana acaulis Thirteen thousand species of plants have been identified in the Alpine regions. (23 words)
It uses fine silk powder and rice starch along with extracts of Gentian, Oak and Sage to help you keep your cool. (22 words)
Example sentences (6)
It uses fine silk powder and rice starch along with extracts of Gentian, Oak and Sage to help you keep your cool.
It has four bright white petals and is in the gentian family.
Benniston (2011), 3–4 Ecology Flora main Stemless gentian ( Gentiana acaulis Thirteen thousand species of plants have been identified in the Alpine regions.
The energy drink is citrus-based; it lacks Moxie's gentian root tang, caramel color, and (as of 2008) its distinctive branding; similarly, the waters are simply carbonated waters with fruit flavors marketed under the Moxie brand.
The French liqueur Suze is made with gentian.
The soft drink Moxie contains gentian root.
Common combinations with gentian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: