a cultivated tropical plant (Sinningia speciosa) of the gesneria family, with large, downy leaves and bell-shaped flowers of various colors
Origin:
ModL, after B. P. Gloxin, 18th-c. Ger botanist
See gloxinia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of several tropical South American plants of the genus Sinningia, especially S. speciosa, cultivated as a houseplant for its showy, variously colored flowers.
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Gloxinia, name of genus in which S. speciosa was originally classified