n.
Pronunciation: gläk- ' si-n ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from B. P. Gloxin 18th century German botanist
Date: circa 1820
: any of a genus ( Sinningia ) of tuberous herbaceous gesneriads found from Mexico to Argentina especially : a Brazilian plant ( S. speciosa ) widely cultivated for its showy bell-shaped or slipper-shaped flowers
gloxinia