After several weeks of painstaking search, I can now state definitely: argyrodite contains a new element, very similar to antimony and yet sharply distinguished from it, to which the name germanium shall be given.
Definition of Bergenia. 1 : a genus of perennial spring-blooming herbs (family Saxifragaceae) native to central and eastern Asia that have large thick rootstocks which produce typical colonies or clumps of plants with very thick heavy leaves.
Definitions for genus bergenia. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word genus bergenia. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: genus Bergenia(noun) genus of perennial spring-blooming rhizomatous herbs with thick evergreen leaves; eastern Asia.