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Noun: gesneriad
  1. Any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia

Derived forms: gesneriads

Type of: ligneous plant, woody plant

Part of: family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family, Gesneriaceae

Encyclopedia: Gesneriad