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    HORSE GENTIAN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    feverroot; horse gentian; tinker's root; Triostium perfoliatum; wild coffee

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("horse gentian" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("horse gentian" is a member of...):

    genus Triostium; Triostium (genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot)

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