gloxinia

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Definition of gloxinia

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
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noun

  1. Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
  2. Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
  3. Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
  4. Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.

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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.

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