Noun: gesneriad
- Any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia
"The greenhouse was filled with a variety of colourful gesneriads"
Derived forms: gesneriads
Type of: ligneous plant, woody plant
Part of: family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family, Gesneriaceae
Encyclopedia: Gesneriad