/glok sin"ee euh/ , n.
1. any of several horticultural varieties of a plant belonging to the genus Sinningia, of the gesneria family, esp. S. speciosa, having large white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers.
2. any plant of the genus Gloxinia, of Central and South America, having bluish, white, or pink flowers.
[ named after Benjamin P. Gloxin (fl. 1785), German physician and botanist; see -IA ]