Associations to the word «Gesneriad»

Wiktionary

GESNERIAD, noun. (botany) Any of the family Gesneriaceae of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, valued as ornamentals.

Dictionary definition

GESNERIAD, noun. Any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia.

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