Definition of gunnera in English:
gunnera
noun ˈɡʌn(ə)rəɡʌˈnɪərəˈɡənərə
A South American plant with extremely large leaves that resemble rhubarb and which is grown as a waterside ornamental.
Genus Gunnera, family Gunneraceae: several species, in particular G. manicata and G. tinctoria
Example sentencesExamples
- In spring, the stars of the Secret Garden are camellias, magnolias and the lushest of bog gardens crammed with skunk lilies and gunnera.
- The big leaves of a squash plant are just as striking as the similar leaves of gunnera, a perennial much prized by lovers of bold style.
- Beside the barn and in front of the glass-fronted living-room extension are ponds, planted with wild, slightly bushy areas of large-leaved gunnera and flag irises, beside which simple, sensuous nudes will be placed.
- But one of the truly stunning sights in gardening is its forest of gunnera that towers overhead in summer.
- The banks are high with wild orchid, gunnera and water lily.
Origin
Modern Latin, named after Johann E. Gunnerus (1718–73), Norwegian botanist.