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GLOXINIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gloxinia" is a kind of...):
houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gloxinia"):
Canterbury bell; Gloxinia perennis (herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers)
florist's gloxinia; Gloxinia spesiosa; Sinningia speciosa (South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers)
Holonyms ("gloxinia" is a member of...):
family Gesneriaceae; gesneria family; Gesneriaceae (large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales)
