gerardia pedicularia
- n multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
gerardia virginica
- n sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
gerardus mercator
- n Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)
gerbera jamesonii
- n widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays
gerbert
- n French pope from 999 to 1003 who was noted for his great learning (945-1003)
gerbil
- n small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
gerbille
- n small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
gerea canescens
- n slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico