GLOXINIA


Meaning of GLOXINIA in English

[glox.in.ia] n [NL, fr. B. P. Gloxin 18th cent. Ger. botanist] (ca. 1820): any of a genus (Sinningia) of Brazilian tuberous herbaceous gesneriads; esp: a plant (S. speciosa) widely cultivated for its showy bell-shaped or slipper-shaped flowers

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.