gunneran.
/ˈɡʌnərə//ɡʌˈnɪərə/ Botany.
A plant of the genus so called, esp. G. manicata, cultivated for its large ornamental leaves. Cf. prickly rhubarb n. at prickly adj. Compounds 2.
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bignonia1719
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gunnera1789
lantana1791
aubrietia1829
zebrina1846
alocasia1858
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prickly thrift1866
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prickly rhubarb1895
prayer plant1951
1789 W. Aiton Hortus Kewensis III. 304 Marsh Marygold-leav'd Gunnera.
1823 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 50 2376 (heading) Cape Gunnera.
1900 W. G. Baker in W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening xx. 891 Conspicuous among water~side plants that are valued chiefly for their ornamental foliage are the giant Gunneras.
1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Dec. 1079/2 We find bilberry, ling and woody nightshade included, but not guelder-rose nor gunnera.
1961 Amateur Gardening 23 Dec. 2 From the water garden we could take a stalk or two of the giant gunnera.
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