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Definition of Gunnera
1. Noun. Any of several plants, of the genus ''Gunnera'', that have very large leaves and small, reddish drupes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gunnera
1. a plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunnera
Literary usage of Gunnera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"gunnera chilensis, 251. gunnera commutata, 251. gunnera insignis, 251. gunnera
macrophylla, 251. gunnera manicata, 251. gunnera peltata, 251. gunnera ..."
2. Notes by a Naturalist: An Account of Observations Made During the Voyage of by Henry Nottidge Moseley (1892)
"gunnera Chilensis. Conspicuous Flowers. Humming Birds of the Island. Their Fertilization
of Flowers. Smallness of the Island compared with the Number of ..."
3. On Buds and Stipules by John Lubbock (1899)
"As RESERVES OF NOURISHMENT In gunnera, according to Reincke (25), stipules serve
as reserves of nourishment. ..."
4. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1855)
"... and black pulpy fruit ; it is a pretty plant. The enormous size of the leaves
of the undergrowth in these dells gives a most peculiar character. gunnera ..."
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