gesneriaceous

adjective

ges·​ne·​ri·​a·​ceous

variants or gesneraceous

¦gesnə¦rā-

: of or relating to the family Gesneriaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Gesneriaceae or Gesneraceae + English -ous

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