African violet

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African violet

Any of various East African herbs of the genus Saintpaulia, having a basal leaf rosette and a showy cluster of violet or sometimes pink or white flowers. African violets are grown as indoor ornamentals.

African violet

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several tropical African plants of the genus Saintpaulia, esp S. ionantha, cultivated as house plants, with violet, white, or pink flowers and hairy leaves: family Gesneriaceae

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African violet - tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers

Saintpaulia ionantha

flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

genus Saintpaulia, Saintpaulia - east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated

Translations

African violet

n → Usambaraveilchen nt

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family Gesneriaceae flower genus Saintpaulia gesneria family Gesneriaceae gesneriad ligneous plant saintpaulia Saintpaulia ionantha shyness violet woody plant			If you want to increase your houseplant stock, leaf cuttings may be taken between spring and late autumn and are particularly suitable for propagating African violets, Begonia rex and streptocarpus. Cut back in the garden; Hannah Stephenson shows how you can save ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) To increase your house plant stock, leaf cuttings may be taken between spring and late autumn and are particularly suitable for propagating African violets, Begonia rex and streptocarpus. CUTTING BACK by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Stock up African Violet Push the cuttings in vertically, 30cm apart, firming the soil back around them with your heel along each side of the row and closing the trench. Hannah Stephenson by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			African horse sickness African hunting dog African lily African love grass African mahogany African marigold African millet African monitor African nation African National Congress African oak African oil palm African pepper African rosewood African sandalwood African scented mahogany African sleeping sickness African swallowwort African swine fever African tea African teak African time African tulip African tulip tree African Union African violet African walnut African wild ass African wild dog African yellowwood African-American African-American music African-Canadian Africana Africander Africanism Africanist Africanize Africanized bee Africanized honey bee Afrikaans Afrikander Afrikaner Afrikanerdom afrit AFRL Afro Afro hairdo Afro- Afro-American Afro-Asian			African Union Ceasefire Commission African Union Commission African Union Constitutive Act African Union for Housing Finance African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources African Union member states African Union member states African Union Methodist Protestant African Union Mission in Somalia African Union Mission in Sudan African Union of Local Authorities African Union of the Blind African Union Peace and Security Council African Union-Inter-African Bureau of Animal Resources African Unite Against Child Abuse African United Action Front African United Democratic Party African Upland Rice Advanced Trial African Upland Rice Observational Nursery African Upland Rice Preliminary Screening Set African Urban Risk Analysis Network African veld African veld African veldt African veldt African Venture Capital Association African Views African violet African Violet Society of America African Violet Society of Queensland African violets African violets African vipers African vipers African Virtual Library and Information Network African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources African Virtual University African Volunteer Football Academy for the Less Privileged African walnut African Water Issues Research Unit African Water Task Force African Web Designers Union African White-Backed Vulture African Widows and Orphans Project African wild ass African Wild Dog African Wild Dog African Wild Dog Conservation African Wild Dog Conservation Fund African Wild Dog name controversy African Wild Dogs African Wildlife Foundation African Wildlife Fund African Wildlife Guide African Wind Energy Association

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