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gerbera definition

ger·bera (jər bir′ə, gər-; jʉr′bə rə, gʉr′-)

noun

an African plant (Gerbera jamesonii) of the composite family, with basal rosettes of leaves and single flower heads with numerous long, narrow ray flowers in white, pink, orange, salmon, or violet

Etymology: ModL: so named after T. Gerber, 18th-c. Ger. physician and naturalist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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