GLOXINIA

gloxinia

(noun) any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

gloxinia (plural gloxinias)

Any of several South American plants (of the genus Gloxinia or Sinningia) that have showy, colourful flowers

Source: Wiktionary


Glox*in"i*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)

Definition: American genus of herbaceous plants with very handsome bell- shaped blossoms; -- named after B. P. Gloxin, a German botanist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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