Gloxinia Definition
glŏk-sĭnē-ə
noun
A cultivated tropical plant (Sinningia speciosa) of the gesneria family, with large, downy leaves and bell-shaped flowers of various colors.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae — three species of tropical rhizomatous herbs.
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Other Word Forms of Gloxinia
Noun
Singular:
gloxinia
Plural:
gloxiniasOrigin of Gloxinia
New Latin Gloxinia name of genus in which S. speciosa was originally classified after Benjamin Peter Gloxin , 18th-century German botanist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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