Gerbera
- noun
- /ˈɡɜːrbərə/
- Specialized
- On Wednesday, hubby came home with flowers: bright orange gerberas (one of my favorite types; we had gerberas at our wedding).
- Gerbera daisies
- fresh gerberas
- yellow gerbera
Examples
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My orange gerbera daisy nearly 'drowned' at one time.
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In the summer, I had planted some gerbera daisies in planters on the front step.
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We've got some beautiful Gerbera daisies, pink, yellow, orange.
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Are they gerberas?
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On Wednesday, hubby came home with flowers: bright orange gerberas (one of my favorite types; we had gerberas at our wedding).
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AND BUYS HER FUCKING GERBERA DAISIES FOR NO GODDAMN REASON!
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>> [ EXHALES ] MOLLY, I KNOW THAT YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER'S THE GERBERA DAISY.
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For example, in the "P," a sky of blue cornflowers emerged, dotted with parachutes made from pink roses, and if you closed one eye and stood very close, you could just about make out a plane of tulip petals flying through clouds of white gerberas toward a dandelion sun.
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The garden was filled with vibrant gerbera daisies in shades of pink and yellow.
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She arranged a beautiful bouquet featuring bright orange gerbera flowers for the centerpiece.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Gerbera is named after the 18th-century naturalist Gerber. A helpful way to remember it is 'Gerber's daisy': a Gerbera is a bright, daisy-like flower often used in gardens and vases.