Gerardia Definition

jə-rärdē-ə
noun
Any of a genus (Gerardia) of American plants of the figwort family, with showy yellow, white, or pinkish flowers: it is sometimes parasitic on roots.
Webster's New World

Origin of Gerardia

  • New Latin Gerardia former genus name after John Gerard (1545–1612), English botanist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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