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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

Related Forms:

  • gesneriad ges·ne′·ri·ad adjective, noun

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