HyperDic: gesneriad

English > 1 sense of the word gesneriad:
NOUNplantgesneriadany of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae
English > gesneriad: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia.
Member ofGesneriaceae, family Gesneriaceae, gesneria familylarge family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas
Broaderwoody plant, ligneous plantA plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
Spanishgesneriad
Catalangesneriad

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