gloxinia Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
WordNet
Glox*in"i*a noun
Etymology
NL.Definitions
(Bot.) American genus of herbaceous plants with very handsome bell-shaped blossoms; -- named after B. P. Gloxin, a German botanist.
