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gun⋅ner⋅a

[guhn-er-uh, guh-neer-uh]
–noun
any tropical plant of the genus Gennera, native to South America, having enormous leaves resembling rhubarb.
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gun·ner·a   (gŭn'ər-ə, gə-nĭr'ə)   
n.  Any of several plants of the tropical genus Gennera, having gigantic leaves and small, red to purple drupes.

[New Latin Gunnera, genus name, after Johann Ernst Gunnerus (1718-1773), Norwegian botanist.]
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