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Noun: gentian family  'jen-shun 'fa-mu-lee
  1. Chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
    - Gentianaceae, family Gentianaceae

Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family

Part of: Gentianales, order Gentianales

Encyclopedia: Gentian family