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gerardia Definition

☆ ge·rar·dia (jə rär′dē 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

Etymology: ModL, after J. Gerard (1545-1612), Eng botanist

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