Definition of Gunnera

1. Noun. Any of several plants, of the genus ''Gunnera'', that have very large leaves and small, reddish drupes ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gunnera

1. a plant [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunnera

gunmakers
gunman
gunmanship
gunmen
gunmetal
gunmetal-grey
gunmetals
gunna
gunnage
gunnages
gunned
gunnel
gunnels
gunnen
gunner
gunnera (current term)
gunneras
gunneries
gunners
gunnery
gunnery sergeant
gunnie
gunnies
gunning
gunningite
gunnings
gunny
gunny cloth
gunny sack
gunnybag

Literary usage of Gunnera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"gunnera chilensis, 251. gunnera commutata, 251. gunnera insignis, 251. gunnera macrophylla, 251. gunnera manicata, 251. gunnera peltata, 251. gunnera ..."

2. Notes by a Naturalist: An Account of Observations Made During the Voyage of by Henry Nottidge Moseley (1892)
"gunnera Chilensis. Conspicuous Flowers. Humming Birds of the Island. Their Fertilization of Flowers. Smallness of the Island compared with the Number of ..."

3. On Buds and Stipules by John Lubbock (1899)
"As RESERVES OF NOURISHMENT In gunnera, according to Reincke (25), stipules serve as reserves of nourishment. ..."

4. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1855)
"... and black pulpy fruit ; it is a pretty plant. The enormous size of the leaves of the undergrowth in these dells gives a most peculiar character. gunnera ..."

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