ˌjenchēˈanə, -ˈänə, -ˈānə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, gentian
: the type genus of Gentianaceae comprising numerous annual, biennial, or perennial herbs which have smooth opposite leaves and showy solitary or cymose flowers with 4-lobed or 5-lobed corolla and some of which contain a bitter glycoside often used as a tonic — see gentian