gunnera

noun

gun·​nera

(ˌ)gəˈnirə,

-nerə

1

capitalized : a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Haloragaceae) several of which are used as garden ornamentals with large orbicular basal leaves and a thick spike of small flowers

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Gunnera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Johan Ernst Gunnerus †1773 Norwegian botanist

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