closed gentian

noun

a gentian, Gentiana andrewsii, of the eastern and central U.S., having tight clusters of dark blue, closed flowers.
Also called bottle gentian.

Origin of closed gentian

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby closed gentian

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