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noun
Any of the genus Gesneria of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
any plant of the genus Gesneria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
From the genus name, after Conrad Gessner.
