English noun: gesneriad | |||
1. | gesneriad (plant) any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ligneous plant, woody plant | ||
Member meronym | family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family, Gesneriaceae | ||