gesneriad (redirected from gesneriads)

ges·ne·ri·ad  (gs-nîr-d, js-)

n.

Any of numerous, mostly tropical herbs or shrubs of the family Gesneriaceae, including African violets, the Cape primrose, and gloxinia.

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[From New Latin Gesneria, type genus, after Konrad von Gesner.]

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gesneriad - any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family, Gesneriaceae - large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales ligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems