Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun american_gentian

1 sense of american gentian

Sense 1
columbo, American columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plant, American gentian -- (any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)