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- [ges-neer-ee-ad, jes-]
- /gɛsˈnɪər iˌæd, dʒɛs-/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ges-neer-ee-ad, jes-]
- /gɛsˈnɪər iˌæd, dʒɛs-/
Definitions of gesneriad word
- noun gesneriad any of various, chiefly tropical plants of the gesneria family. 1
- noun gesneriad A tropical plant of a family that includes African violets, gloxinias, and their relatives. 1
- noun gesneriad a tropical plant of the genus Gesneria 0
- noun gesneriad (botany) Any of the family Gesneriaceae of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, valued as ornamentals. 0
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Origin of gesneriad
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < New Latin Gesneri(a) a genus name (after K. von Gesner; see -ia) + -ad1
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Parts of speech for Gesneriad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gesneriad popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
gesneriad usage trend in Literature
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