Definition of gesneriad in English:

gesneriad

noundʒɛsˈnɪərɪadɡɛsˈnɪərɪadɡesˈni(ə)rēˌad

A tropical plant of a family that includes African violets, gloxinias, and their relatives.
（产于热带）苦苣苔科植物（包括非洲紫罗兰属、苣苔花属及其亲缘植物）
Family Gesneriaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Their catalogue lists more than 100 streptocarpus, around 40 named saintpaulias, a host of other gesneriads, coleus and 60 begonias grown mainly for foliage.
- Volunteer guides roam the greenhouses ready to answer questions about rooms filled with rain forest tropical plants, blooming orchids, aroids and gesneriads.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Gesneria (genus name), from the name of Conrad von Gesner (1516–65), Swiss naturalist, + -ad¹.

Definition of gesneriad in US English:

gesneriad

nounɡesˈni(ə)rēˌad

A tropical plant of a family that includes African violets, gloxinias, and their relatives.
（产于热带）苦苣苔科植物（包括非洲紫罗兰属、苣苔花属及其亲缘植物）
Family Gesneriaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Volunteer guides roam the greenhouses ready to answer questions about rooms filled with rain forest tropical plants, blooming orchids, aroids and gesneriads.
- Their catalogue lists more than 100 streptocarpus, around 40 named saintpaulias, a host of other gesneriads, coleus and 60 begonias grown mainly for foliage.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Gesneria (genus name), from the name of Conrad von Gesner (1516–65), Swiss naturalist, + -ad.

词汇	gesneriad
释义	Definition of gesneriad in English: gesneriad noundʒɛsˈnɪərɪadɡɛsˈnɪərɪadɡesˈni(ə)rēˌad A tropical plant of a family that includes African violets, gloxinias, and their relatives. （产于热带）苦苣苔科植物（包括非洲紫罗兰属、苣苔花属及其亲缘植物） Family Gesneriaceae Example sentencesExamples Their catalogue lists more than 100 streptocarpus, around 40 named saintpaulias, a host of other gesneriads, coleus and 60 begonias grown mainly for foliage. Volunteer guides roam the greenhouses ready to answer questions about rooms filled with rain forest tropical plants, blooming orchids, aroids and gesneriads. Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Gesneria (genus name), from the name of Conrad von Gesner (1516–65), Swiss naturalist, + -ad¹. Definition of gesneriad in US English: gesneriad nounɡesˈni(ə)rēˌad A tropical plant of a family that includes African violets, gloxinias, and their relatives. （产于热带）苦苣苔科植物（包括非洲紫罗兰属、苣苔花属及其亲缘植物） Family Gesneriaceae Example sentencesExamples Volunteer guides roam the greenhouses ready to answer questions about rooms filled with rain forest tropical plants, blooming orchids, aroids and gesneriads. Their catalogue lists more than 100 streptocarpus, around 40 named saintpaulias, a host of other gesneriads, coleus and 60 begonias grown mainly for foliage. Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Gesneria (genus name), from the name of Conrad von Gesner (1516–65), Swiss naturalist, + -ad.
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