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gloxinia

Pronunciation: /glɒkˈsɪnɪə/

Definition of gloxinia

noun

  • a tropical American plant with large, velvety, bell-shaped flowers.
    • Genera Gloxinia and Sinningia, family Gesneriaceae: several species, in particular the florists' gloxinia (S. speciosa), which is a popular houseplant

Origin:

modern Latin, named after Benjamin P. Gloxin, the 18th-century German botanist who first described it

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