gesneriad
/gesˈnɪərɪæd/noun
1- a tropical plant of a family that includes African violets, gloxinias, and their relatives（产于热带）苦苣苔科植物（包括非洲紫罗兰属、苣苔花属及其亲缘植物）。
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- Family Gesneriaceae.苦苣苔科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Gesneria (genus name), from the name of Conrad von Gesner （1516-1565）, Swiss naturalist, + -AD1 .