gen ‧ tian /ˈdʒenʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: gentiana , perhaps from Gentius king of ancient Illyria, in Southern Europe, who is said to have discovered the use of the plant as a medicine ]
a small plant with blue or purple flowers that grows in mountain areas