Gesneriaceae

plural noun

Ges·​ne·​ri·​a·​ce·​ae

(ˌ)geˌsnirēˈāsēˌē

: a large family of tropical herbs or rarely woody plants (order Polemoniales) having chiefly opposite leaves and strongly zygomorphic flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Gesneria + -aceae

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