Definition of Gesneria

1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Gesneria.

Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Gesneria

Definition of Gesneria

1. designating a type of flowering plant [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gesneria

geru
gerund
gerund-participle
gerundial
gerundive
gerundively
gerundives
gerunds
gery
gesellschaft
gesellschafts
gesith
gesiths
gesling
geslings
gesneria (current term)
gesneria family
gesneriaceous
gesneriad
gesneriads
gesnerias
gesse
gessed
gesses
gessing
gesso
gessoed
gessoes
gessos
gest

Literary usage of 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 (1915)
"Greenhouse plants, very closely allied to gesneria and Achi- menes. From gesneria it is distinguished by absence of well-formed tubers and characters of ..."

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