noun
- Plural of gerardia; a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the figwort family, typically with small pink, purple, or white flowers.
Usage: botanical term; often used in plural form; also called false foxglove
Examples
- The gerardias bloomed along the woodland edge in late summer.
- Several species of gerardias are found in eastern North America.
- Botanists studied the gerardias to understand their parasitic relationship with host plants.
- The delicate gerardias added color to the native plant garden.