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Definition of Genus gesneria
1. Noun. Large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers.
Group relationships: Family Gesneriaceae, Gesneria Family, Gesneriaceae
Member holonyms: Gesneria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Gesneria
Literary usage of Genus gesneria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"This genus is most commonly treated as a section of the genus Gesneria, but is
considered distinct by some. The principal characters of the section are the ..."
2. Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' Magazine. (1857)
"... has the old genus Gesneria been subdivided by the continental botanists; such
members of it as are distinguished by a remarkable elongation of the upper ..."
3. Familiar Lectures on Botany, Practical, Elementary, and Physiological: With by Lincoln Phelps (1849)
"The Tulipa gesneriana, and genus Gesneria, have been dedicated to this botanist.
Gesner, called the Pliny of Germany, born in 1516, was of an OD- scure and ..."
4. The British Florist: Or, Lady's Journal of Horticulture (1846)
"This is another beautiful addition to the already splendid genus Gesneria, for
which we are indebted to Mr. Lobb, Messrs. Veitch's indefatigable collector ..."
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