genus gesneria

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   large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofGesneriaceae

Questions about genus gesneria

What does genus gesneria mean?

genus gesneria means "large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers".

Is genus gesneria a common word?

genus gesneria is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.