GLOXINIA


Meaning of GLOXINIA in English

[ glɒk'sɪnɪə ]

■ noun a tropical American plant with large, velvety, bell-shaped flowers. [Genera Gloxinia and Sinningia : several species.]

Origin

mod. L., named after the 18th-cent. German botanist Benjamin P. Gloxin .

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