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A gentian is a plant that has terminal tubular flowers.
Gentian may also refer to:
Ships
- HMS Gentian (K90), a Royal Navy Flower-class corvette
- USCGC Gentian (WIX-290), a Cactus-class seagoing buoy tender
People
- Gentian (given name)
- Saint Gentian (died 287), French Christian martyr
Other uses
- Gentian violet, a dye and antifungal agent
- Gentian liqueur, a distilled alcoholic beverage
- Gentian, Michigan, a community in the US
See also
- Tulip gentian, Eustoma, a herbaceous annual
- Dwarf gentian, Gentianella
- Gentium (disambiguation)
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