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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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