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noun
Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
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noun
Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
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Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.
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any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: houseplant
Narrower terms: Canterbury bell, Gloxinia perennis, florist's gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa, Gloxinia spesiosa
History
From the genus name (sense 1). Sense 2 was formerly classified in that genus; senses 3 and 4 are named for their resemblance to it.
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