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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