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GENTIANELLA
gentianella, Gentiana acaulis
(noun) low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers
Gentianella, genus Gentianella
(noun) genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
gentianella (plural gentianellas)
(botany) Any of the genus Gentianella of dwarf gentians.
Source: Wiktionary
Gen`tian*el"la, n. Etym: [See Gentian.]
Definition: A kind of blue color. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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