səˈbāsh(ē)ə, -bad.ēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Liberatus Sabbati, 18th century Italian botanist + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of smooth slender No. American herbs (family Gentianaceae) with opposite leaves and showy white or rose-pink cymose flowers — see marsh pink
2. -s : any plant of the genus Sabbatia — see american centaury