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