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gesneria family
ges•ne′ri•a fam`ily (gɛsˈnɪər i ə, dʒɛs-)
n. a family, Gesneriaceae, of plants with a basal rosette of leaves and tubular two-lipped flowers. [< New Latin Gesneria a genus, after Konrad von Gesner (1516–65), Swiss naturalist; see -ia] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | gesneria family - large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophularialesfamily Gesneriaceae, Gesneriaceaeasterid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsorder Polemoniales, Polemoniales - Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophularialesgesneriad - any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxiniagenus Gesneria - large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowersgenus Achimenes - genus of tropical perennial American herbsgenus Aeschynanthus - large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plantsAlsobia, genus Alsobia - tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episciagenus Columnea - genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianasgenus Episcia - genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliagegenus Gloxinia - small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowersgloxinia - any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowersgenus Kohleria - genus of tropical American shrubsgenus Saintpaulia, Saintpaulia - east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivatedgenus Sinningia, Sinningia - genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South Americagenus Streptocarpus - large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose |
gesneria family
Synonyms for gesneria familynoun large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianasSynonyms- family Gesneriaceae
- Gesneriaceae
Related Words- asterid dicot family
- order Polemoniales
- Polemoniales
- gesneriad
- genus Gesneria
- genus Achimenes
- genus Aeschynanthus
- Alsobia
- genus Alsobia
- genus Columnea
- genus Episcia
- genus Gloxinia
- gloxinia
- genus Kohleria
- genus Saintpaulia
- Saintpaulia
- genus Sinningia
- Sinningia
- genus Streptocarpus
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