Kalmar "gentian" tana nufin furen fure na dangin Gentianaceae. Ana amfani da kalmar sau da yawa don kwatanta jinsin Gentiana, wanda ya haɗa da nau'ikan tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire waɗanda yawanci suna da furanni shuɗi, shuɗi, ko rawaya. An yi wa shukar sunan tsohon sarkin Illyria, Gentius, wanda aka ce ya gano magungunanta. A wasu lokuta ana amfani da Gentian a cikin magungunan ganye a matsayin taimakon narkewar abinci da tonic, sannan kuma ana amfani da kaddarorinsa masu daci wajen samar da wasu abubuwan sha na barasa kamar su vermouth da daci.