Definition of gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae

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What does gesneriaceae mean?

Noun
gesneriaceae - large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
		family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family
		asterid dicot family family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
		order polemoniales, polemoniales Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales
		gesneriad any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia
		genus gesneria large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers
		genus achimenes genus of tropical perennial American herbs
		genus aeschynanthus large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants
		alsobia, genus alsobia tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia
		genus columnea genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas
		genus episcia genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage
		genus gloxinia small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers
		gloxinia any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
		genus kohleria genus of tropical American shrubs
		genus saintpaulia, saintpaulia east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated
		genus sinningia, sinningia genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America