Color Names

Gentian

Mountain flower purple, as delicate as the alpine blooms it's named for.

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Gentian is a muted purple.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Gentian

Gentiana

Gentiana is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With over 300 species, it is considered a large genus. Gentians are notable for their mostly large trumpet-shaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue hue, though some are also bright yellow. The type species of the genus is Gentiana lutea.

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gentian

Noun

  1. Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.
  2. Dried roots and rhizome of European gentian (Gentiana lutea), used as a tonic.
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