English-Thai Dictionary

gentian

N พืช ไม้ดอกช นิดหนึ่ง 

 

gentian violet

N ยาฆ่าเชื้อโรคช นิดหนึ่ง มี สีม่วง  ya-ka-chuea-rok-cha-nid-nueng-me-se-muang

 

gentianaceous

A เกี่ยวกับ พืช ไม้ดอก ตระกูล  Gentian

 

gentianella

N พืชดอก พวก  Gentian แถบ เทือกเขา แอล ป์ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GENTIAN

n.[L. gentiana. ] A genus of plants, of many species. The common gentian is a native of the mountainous parts of Germany. The root, the only part used, has a yellowish brown color and a very bitter taste, and is used as an ingredient in stomachic bitters. It is sometimes called felwort.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GENTIAN

Gen "tian, n. Etym: [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any one of a genus (Gentiana ) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla, usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See Illust. of Capsule.

 

Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna, Bavarica, and excisa ), and the American fringed gentians (G. crinita and G. detonsa ). Several are used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias. Horse gentian, fever root. -- Yellow gentian (Bot. ), the officinal gentian (Gentiana lutea ). See Bitterwort.

 

GENTIANACEOUS

GENTIANACEOUS Gen `tian *a "ceous, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Gentianaceæ ) of which the gentian is the type.

 

GENTIANELLA

Gen `tian *el "la, n. Etym: [See Gentian. ]

 

Defn: A kind of blue color. Johnson.

 

GENTIANIC

GENTIANIC Gen `ti *an "ic, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to or derived from the gentian; as, gentianic acid.

 

GENTIANINE

GENTIANINE Gen "tian *ine, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A bitter, crystallizable substance obtained from gentian.

 

GENTIANOSE

GENTIANOSE Gen "tian *ose `, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gentian

gen tian |ˈjenCHən ˈenʃn | ▶noun a plant of temperate and mountainous regions, typically with violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, esp. as arctic alpines, and some are of medicinal use. [Genera Gentiana and Gentianella, family Gentianaceae: numerous species, including the four-petaled fringed gentian (Gentiana crinita ) of North America. ] • a tonic liquor formerly extracted from the root of the gentian. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin gentiana, according to Pliny named after Gentius, king of Illyria, who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of a common species.

 

gentian violet

gen tian vi o let ▶noun a synthetic violet dye derived from rosaniline, used as an antiseptic.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gentian

gentian |ˈdʒɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a plant of temperate and mountainous regions, which typically has violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, especially as arctic alpines, and some are of medicinal use. ●Family Gentianaceae: genera Gentiana and Gentianella. • [ mass noun ] a tonic liquid substance formerly extracted from the root of the gentian. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin gentiana, according to Pliny named after Gentius, king of Illyria, who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of a common species.

 

gentian violet

gen |tian vio ¦let ▶noun [ mass noun ] a synthetic violet dye derived from rosaniline, used as an antiseptic.

 

Duden Dictionary

Gentiana

Gen ti a na Substantiv, feminin , die |Genti a na |die Gentiana; Genitiv: der Gentiana illyrisch-lateinisch Enzian

 

French Dictionary

gentiane

gentiane n. f. nom féminin Plante des prés à fleurs bleues, violettes ou jaunes suivant les espèces. Prononciation Le t se prononce s, [ʒɑ̃sjan ]

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gentian

gen tian /dʒénʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C 〘植 〙リンドウ ; 欧州産黄花リンドウの根 〘胃薬ゲンチアナの原料 〙.～̀ v í olet メチルヴァイオレット 〘染料 〙.