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gerardia

gerardia

9.9
A plant that has purple or yellow flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
: gerardia
  • In the meadow, the vibrant gerardia attracted numerous bees and butterflies.

And they test for Gerardia and so far it's away from everything so much that it's clean.

Examples

  • During our hike, we spotted rare gerardia blooming near the riverbank.

  • The gardener planted several gerardia to enhance the beauty of the flowerbed.

  • And they test for Gerardia and so far it's away from everything so much that it's clean.

    André Duqum

Compounds

Gerardia pedicularia
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American annual plant with many stems and dark golden-yellow flowers like a foxglove

Gerardia virginica
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American plant that lives for many years and has bright yellow, bell-like flowers

Surface Forms

gerardia singular
gerardias plural

Etymology

Gerardia comes from the name Gerard plus the Latin ending -ia meaning 'belonging to', so it originally meant 'Gerard's plant'. That's why gerardia is the name for a group of flowering plants.