Gloxinia
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
- 2 any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers wordnet
- 3 Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
- 4 Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
- 5 Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.
Etymology
From the genus name (sense 1). Sense 2 was formerly classified in that genus; senses 3 and 4 are named for their resemblance to it.