gerberan.
/ˈdʒəːbərə//ˈɡəːbərə/ Botany.
A plant of the genus so named, of the family Compositæ; spec. the Transvaal daisy. Also gerbera daisy.
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1889 Garden 12 Oct. 341/1 The Gerbera may be planted outside for the summer. As a pot plant it is perfectly charming.
1949 H. E. Bates Jacaranda Tree i. 6 Fringes of heliotrope and gerbera daisy, mauve and pink and orange.
1956 J. Hearne Stranger at Gate xv. 119 He got up and shifted the hose..to a bed of gerberas.
1960 C. Lighton Cape Floral Kingdom viii. 61 The Barberton daisy is known..as the daisy from the Barberton district of the Transvaal, but outside the Union our Barbertons are commonly called gerberas.
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