noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plant of species Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian), which has a very bitter taste. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

bitter rootyellow gentian

Etymology

From bitter + wort.

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