gesneriad
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(gĕs-nîr′ē-ăd′, jĕs-)n.
Any of numerous, mostly tropical herbs or shrubs of the family Gesneriaceae, including African violets and gloxinia.
[From New Latin Gesneria, type genus, after Konrad von Gesner.]
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gesneriad
(dʒɛsˈnɪərɪæd)n
(Plants) a tropical plant of the genus Gesneria
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Noun | 1. | 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 |
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