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gesneriaceous

gesneriaceous adjective: of or relating to the family Gesneriaceae of flowering plants.

Adjective

gesneriaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the family Gesneriaceae of flowering plants.

Origin of gesneriaceous

Gesneriaceae + -ous

Questions about gesneriaceous

What does gesneriaceous mean?
Gesneriaceous means of or relating to the family Gesneriaceae of flowering plants.
What part of speech is gesneriaceous?
Gesneriaceous is an adjective.

Words near gesneriaceous in the dictionary

  1. gesling
  2. geslings
  3. Gesner
  4. gesneraceous
  5. gesneria
  6. gesneriaceous
  7. gesneriad
  8. gesneriads
  9. Gesnerian
  10. gesnerias
  11. Gesners

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