| genus gesneria | (n) large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers |
| gesner | (n) Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565), Syn. Konrad von Gesner |
| gesneria | (n) any plant of the genus Gesneria |
| gesneriaceae | (n) large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales, Syn. family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family |
| gesneriad | (n) any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia |
| tulipa gesneriana | (n) tall late blooming tulip |
