Definition of gloxinia Gloxinia
glox•in•i•a
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What does gloxinia mean?
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NounPlural: gloxinias |
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| gloxinia - any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers | ||
| houseplant any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes | ||
| family gesneriaceae, gesneria family, gesneriaceae large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales | ||
| gloxinia perennis, canterbury bell European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gloxinia (Noun)
Any of several South American plants of the genus Gloxinia or that have showy, colourful flowers.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gloxinia (n.)
American genus of herbaceous plants with very handsome bell-shaped blossoms; -- named after B. P. Gloxin, a German botanist.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gloxinia
glok-sin′i-a, n. a genus of plants of the order Gesneraceæ, almost stemless, with bright bell-shaped flowers. [From Gloxin, a German botanist.]
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🔤- gloxinia, noun, singular of gloxinias.
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