gloxinia
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1. any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | houseplant, |
| definition | : | any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | canterbury bell, gloxinia perennis, |
| definition | : | herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | florist's gloxinia, gloxinia spesiosa, sinningia speciosa, |
| definition | : | South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family gesneriaceae, gesneria family, gesneriaceae, |
| definition | : | large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales (noun.plant) |
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