GESNERIAD


Meaning of GESNERIAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ges-ˈnir-ē-ˌad ]

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

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