Hypernym

noun

family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

Member_meronym

noun

an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae

noun

genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers

noun

small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America

noun

genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets

noun

genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia

gentian family 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals

Synonyms

Gentianaceae 1
chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
family Gentianaceae 1
chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals

Member_holonym

noun

an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae

noun

genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers

noun

small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America

noun

genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets

noun

genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia