gerardia

ge·rar·di·a  (j-rärd-)

n.

Any of various herbaceous, root-parasitizing plants of the genus Agalinus, native to temperate regions of the Western Hemisphere, having large pink, purple, or white flowers with yellow markings in some species.

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[New Latin, after John Gerard (1545-1612), English botanist.]

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gerardia - any plant of the genus Gerardia       flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Gerardia - genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera Aureolaria or Agalinis