gloxinia (redirected from Gloxinias)

glox·in·i·a  (glk-sn-)

n.

Any of several tropical South American plants of the genus Sinningia, especially S. speciosa, cultivated as a houseplant for its showy, variously colored flowers.

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[New Latin Gloxinia, name of genus in which S. speciosa was originally classified.]

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gloxinia

Noun

a plant with white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers [after Benjamin P Gloxin, botanist]

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gloxinia - any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family, Gesneriaceae - large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales Canterbury bell, Gloxinia perennis - herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers florist's gloxinia, Gloxinia spesiosa, Sinningia speciosa - South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers houseplant - any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes