Associations to the word «Gentianaceae»

Wiktionary

GENTIANACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales.

Dictionary definition

GENTIANACEAE, noun. Chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats