gesneriad

[ges-neer-ee-ad, jes-]

noun

any of various, chiefly tropical plants of the gesneria family.

Origin of gesneriad

1880–85; < New Latin Gesneri(a) a genus name (after K. von Gesner; see -ia) + -ad¹

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