gesneraceæ

pl. [Mod. Latin gesner (a), and Lat. fem. pl. adj. sutf. -aceœ.] xo. Bot.: Gesnerworts, an order of perigynous exogens, gens, alliance Bignonia les. It consists of soft wooded herbs or shrubs, sometimes climbing or creeping, and often springing from scaly tubers. Leaves opposite or whorled, without stipules, gesticulation