gunnera
noun
gun·nera
(ˌ)gəˈnirə,
-nerə
1
capitalized : a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Haloragaceae) several of which are used as garden ornamentals with large orbicular basal leaves and a thick spike of small flowers
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Gunnera
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Johan Ernst Gunnerus †1773 Norwegian botanist