1. erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort; [syn: soapwort gentian, Gentiana saponaria]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
soapwort gentian
n 1: erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having
leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort [syn:
soapwort gentian, Gentiana saponaria]