GESNERIACEAE


Meaning of GESNERIACEAE in English

(ˌ)geˌsnirēˈāsēˌē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Gesneria + -aceae

: a large family of tropical herbs or rarely woody plants (order Polemoniales) having chiefly opposite leaves and strongly zygomorphic flowers

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