any plant of the perennial genus Gerbera, esp the Barberton daisy from S Africa, G. jamesonii, grown, usually as a greenhouse plant, for its large brightly coloured daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae
Word origin
named after Traugott Gerber (died 1743), German naturalist
gerbera in American English
(dʒərˈbɪrə; gərˈbɪrˈə; ˈdʒɜrbərə; ˈgɜrbəə)
noun
an African plant (Gerbera jamesonii) of the composite family, with basal rosettes of leaves and single flower heads with numerous long, narrow ray flowers in white, pink, orange, salmon, or violet
Word origin
ModL: so named after T. Gerber, 18th-c. Ger. physician and naturalist
Examples of 'gerbera' in a sentence
gerbera
She considered roses, but then put them back and chose a big bunch of gerbera daisies.
Isobel Bird CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 6: RING OF LIGHT (2001)