GLOXINIA


Meaning of GLOXINIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gläk-ˈsi-nē-ə ]

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

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