glox·in·i·a (gl k-s n  - )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. [New Latin Gloxinia, name of genus in which S. speciosa was originally classified.] |
gloxinia [glɒkˈsɪnɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several tropical plants of the genus Sinningia, esp the South American S. speciosa, cultivated for its large white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers: family Gesneriaceae
[named after Benjamin P. Gloxin, 18th-century German physician and botanist who first described it]
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| Noun | 1. |  gloxinia - any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowersfamily 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 |
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