Sinningia
noun
Sin·nin·gia
sə̇ˈninjēə
: a genus of Brazilian tuberous herbs (family Gesneriaceae) having large petioled leaves and large flowers with a turbinate calyx and irregular bell-shaped 5-lobed corolla see gloxinia sense 2
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Wilhelm Sinning †1874 German horticulturist + New Latin -ia