GESNERIAD

Meaning of GESNERIAD in English

noun Etymology: New Latin Gesneria, genus name, from Konrad Gesner died 1565 Swiss naturalist Date: 1882 any of a family (Gesneriaceae) of tropical or subtropical herbs (as an African violet or gloxinia) with chiefly opposite leaves and highly zygomorphic flowers

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

GESNERIAD — Any of more than 1,800 species of mostly tropical and subtropical herbaceous or slightly woody plants in the family Gesneriaceae. …
Английский словарь Британика
GESNERIAD — noun see gesnerad
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GESNERIAD — /ges near"ee ad', jes-/ , n. any of various, chiefly tropical plants of the gesneria family. [ 1880-85; Gesneri ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GESNERIAD — noun Etymology: New Latin Gesneria, genus name, from Konrad Gesner died 1565 Swiss naturalist Date: 1882 : any of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GESNERIAD — [ges.ne.ri.ad] n [NL Gesneria, genus name, fr. Konrad Gesner d. 1565 Swiss naturalist] (ca. 1925): any of a family (Gesneriaceae) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GESNERIAD — Any of more than 1,800 species of mostly tropical and subtropical herbaceous or slightly woody plants in the family Gesneriaceae. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GESNERIAD — Pronunciation: ges- ' nir- ē - ˌ ad Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Gesneria, genus name, from Konrad Gesner † …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EPISCIA — noun see: shine Date: circa 1868 any of a genus ( Episcia ) of tropical American herbs of the gesneriad …
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VIOLET — I Any of the approximately 500 species of herbaceous plants or low shrubs that make up the genus Viola , …
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GLOXINIA — Any of the 20 plant species, native to Brazil, that make up the genus Sinningia in the gesneriad family, especially …
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AFRICAN VIOLET — Any plant of the genus Saintpaulia , of the gesneriad family, especially S. ionantha . African violets are native to …
Английский словарь Британика
GESNERIA FAMILY — /ges near"ee euh, jes-/ the plant family Gesneriaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having a basal rosette of usually toothed leaves, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFRICAN VIOLET — a popular house plant, Saintpaulia ionantha, of the gesneriad family, having hairy leaves and showy violet, pink, or white flowers. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPISCIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek episkios shaded, from epi- + skia shadow — more at shine Date: circa 1868 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIOLET — n. Any of the approximately 500 species of herbaceous plants or low shrubs that make up the genus Viola , …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLOXINIA — n. Any of the 20 plant species, native to Brazil, that make up the genus Sinningia in the gesneriad family, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AFRICAN VIOLET — Any plant of the genus Saintpaulia , of the gesneriad family, especially S. ionantha . African violets are native to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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