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closed gentian

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of closed gentian1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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Example Sentences

The closed gentian keeps its darkly impenetrable blue beside the pink-tipped companion stalks of the snakes-head.

The closed gentian does not hide its flower, but the corolla never opens; it always remains a closed bud.

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