gesneria
gesneria
Definition
ges·neria (jes nir′ē ə, ges-)
adjective
designating a tropical family (Gesneriaceae, order Scrophulariales) of woody or fleshy dicotyledonous plants with showy tubular flowers, including the African violets, the gloxinias, and the episcias
Etymology: ModL, after K. V. Gesner (1516-65), Swiss naturalist
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