gesneria family — noun large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales • Syn: ↑Gesneriaceae, ↑family Gesneriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gesneria family — ges•ne′ri•a fam ily [[t]gɛsˈnɪər i ə, dʒɛs [/t]] n. pln a family, Gesneriaceae, of plants with a basal rosette of leaves and tubular two lipped flowers • Etymology: < NL Gesneria a genus, after Konrad von Gesner (1516–65), Swiss naturalist;… … From formal English to slang
family Gesneriaceae — noun large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales • Syn: ↑Gesneriaceae, ↑gesneria family • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Gesneria — ID 37012 Symbol Key GESNE Common Name gesneria Family Gesneriaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit N/A Dura … USDA Plant Characteristics
gesneria — [jes nir′ē ə, gesnir′ē ə] adj. 〚ModL, after K. V. Gesner (1516 65), Swiss naturalist〛 designating a tropical family (Gesneriaceae, order Scrophulariales) of woody or fleshy dicotyledonous plants with showy tubular flowers, including the African… … Universalium
gesneria — [jes nir′ē ə, gesnir′ē ə] adj. [ModL, after K. V. Gesner (1516 65), Swiss naturalist] designating a tropical family (Gesneriaceae, order Scrophulariales) of woody or fleshy dicotyledonous plants with showy tubular flowers, including the African… … English World dictionary
Gesneria — Taxobox name = Gesneria image caption = Gesneria venticosa regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Gesneriaceae genus = Gesneria L. subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See text. Gesneria is … Wikipedia
gesneria — noun any plant of the genus Gesneria • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Gesneria * * * geˈsnirēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from … Useful english dictionary
Gesneria calycina — Taxobox status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Scrophulariales familia = Gesneriaceae genus = Gesneria species = G. calycina binomial = Gesneria calycina binomial authority … Wikipedia
Gesneria calycosa — Taxobox status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Scrophulariales familia = Gesneriaceae genus = Gesneria species = G. calycosa binomial = Gesneria calycosa binomial authority … Wikipedia