fringed gentian
nounDefinition of fringed gentian
: any of several North American herbs of the genus Gentiana having the margin of the corolla lobes fringed: such as
a
: a widely but irregularly distributed annual or biennial herb (G. crinita) of eastern and central North America that has violet-blue or white fringed flowers
b
: a similar but somewhat smaller blue-flowered plant (G. procera) of central and western North America