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GESNERIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gesneria mean?
• GESNERIA (noun)
The noun GESNERIA has 1 sense:
1. any plant of the genus Gesneria
Familiarity information: GESNERIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Gesneria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("gesneria" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("gesneria" is a member of...):
genus Gesneria (large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers)
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