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gesneriad

gesneriad noun: any of the family Gesneriaceae of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, valued as ornamentals.

Noun

gesneriad (plural gesneriads)

  1. Any of the family Gesneriaceae of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, valued as ornamentals.

Forms of gesneriad

pluralgesneriads

Origin of gesneriad

From translingual Gesneria + -ad.

Questions about gesneriad

What does gesneriad mean?
Gesneriad means any of the family Gesneriaceae of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, valued as ornamentals.
What part of speech is gesneriad?
Gesneriad is a noun.
What is the plural of gesneriad?
The plural of gesneriad is gesneriads.

Words near gesneriad in the dictionary

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

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