gentian
Bitter root remedy
Gentian is a plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, typically deep blue but sometimes yellow or white, found in mountain meadows and alpine regions.
The bitter root has long been used in herbal medicine and to flavor liqueurs and bitters: gentian root, gentian violet.
Gentian violet, a purple dye derived from the plant, serves as an antiseptic and antifungal treatment.
Stone-fruit Italian liqueur
- amaroHerbal Italian liqueur
- vermouthHerb-infused fortified wine
- aperitifPre-meal alcoholic beverage
- digestifPost-meal settling drink
bitters · Angostura · schnapps · cocktail · mixology · bartender · infusion · flavoring
Tall natural landmass
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- alpineOf high elevations
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- elevationHeight above reference point
tundra · habitat · snowline · sierra · cordillera · terrain · ecology · subalpine
Having healing properties
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- digestifPost-meal settling drink
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
botanical · tincture · bitters · therapeutic · curative · traditional · aromatic · root
amaretto
Stone-fruit Italian liqueur
digestif · bitters · Angostura · schnapps · cocktail · mixology · bartender · infusion · flavoring · spirits
mountain
Tall natural landmass
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- alpineOf high elevations
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
elevation · tundra · habitat · snowline · sierra · cordillera · terrain · ecology · subalpine · rockery
medicinal
Having healing properties
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- digestifPost-meal settling drink
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
remedy · botanical · tincture · bitters · therapeutic · curative · traditional · aromatic · root · extract
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
pistil · nectar · pollinator · biennial · sepals · inflorescence · cultivar · trumpet · fringed · corolla
azure
Light sky tone
- cobaltElement twenty-seven
- ultramarineDeep blue from lapis
- vividIntensely clear and bright
brilliant · intense · saturated · vibrant · pigment · dye · hue · cerulean · striking · colorfast
- gentians
- bitter thingsbitter melon, quinine, tonic water, black coffee, espresso
- Blue Flowersbluebell, bluebonnet, blue violet, cornflower, forget-me-not
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- Alpine floraalpine plants, edelweiss, alpine meadows
- Alpine NatureAlps, alpine meadow, chamois, marmot, edelweiss