gesneriad

[ ges-neer-ee-ad, jes- ]

noun
  1. any of various, chiefly tropical plants of the gesneria family.

Origin of gesneriad

1
1880–85; <New Latin Gesneri(a) a genus name (after K. von Gesner; see -ia) + -ad1

Words Nearby gesneriad

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