gunnera


gun·ner·a

G0316300 (gŭn′ər-ə, gə-nĭr′ə)n. Any of several plants of the tropical genus Gunnera, having gigantic leaves and small, red to purple drupes.
[New Latin Gunnera, genus name, after Johann Ernst Gunnerus (1718-1773), Norwegian botanist.]

gunnera

(ˈɡʌnərə) n (Plants) any herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Gunnera, found throughout the S hemisphere and cultivated for its large leaves[C18: named after J. E. Gunnerus (1718–73), Norwegian bishop and botanist]