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Gesnerian

Gesnerian adjective: of or relating to Conrad Gesner (1516–1565), Swiss naturalist.

Adjective

Gesnerian (comparative more Gesnerian, superlative most Gesnerian)

  1. Of or relating to Conrad Gesner (1516–1565), Swiss naturalist.

Forms of Gesnerian

comparativemore Gesnerian
superlativemost Gesnerian

Origin of Gesnerian

From Gesner + -ian.

Questions about Gesnerian

What does Gesnerian mean?
Gesnerian means of or relating to Conrad Gesner (1516–1565), Swiss naturalist.
What part of speech is Gesnerian?
Gesnerian is an adjective.

Words near Gesnerian in the dictionary

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

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