gloxinia

[ glok-sin-ee-uh ]

/ glɒkˈsɪn i ə /

noun

any of several horticultural varieties of a plant belonging to the genus Sinningia, of the gesneria family, especially S. speciosa, having large white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers.

any plant of the genus Gloxinia, of Central and South America, having bluish, white, or pink flowers.

Origin of gloxinia

named after Benjamin P. Gloxin (flourished 1785), German physician and botanist; see -ia

Words nearby gloxinia

glowing, glow lamp, glow plug, glowstick, glowworm, gloxinia, gloze, Glu, Glubb, gluc-, glucagon

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Example sentences from the Web for gloxinia

Peloric races of Gloxinia speciosa and Antirrhinum majus, i. 365.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
Sow in the manner advised for Gloxinia, and the two plants may be grown in the same house.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
In Gloxinia the petals may be either regular or irregular, and the decoration changes in concert.
Colouration in Animals and Plants|Alfred Tylor

British Dictionary definitions for gloxinia

gloxinia

/ (ɡlɒkˈsɪnɪə) /

noun

any of several tropical plants of the genus Sinningia, esp the South American S. speciosa, cultivated for its large white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers: family Gesneriaceae

Word Origin for gloxinia

C19: named after Benjamin P. Gloxin, 18th-century German physician and botanist who first described it

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gloxinia
释义	gloxinia [ glok-sin-ee-uh ] / glɒkˈsɪn i ə / noun any of several horticultural varieties of a plant belonging to the genus Sinningia, of the gesneria family, especially S. speciosa, having large white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers. any plant of the genus Gloxinia, of Central and South America, having bluish, white, or pink flowers. Origin of gloxinia named after Benjamin P. Gloxin (flourished 1785), German physician and botanist; see -ia Words nearby gloxinia glowing, glow lamp, glow plug, glowstick, glowworm, gloxinia, gloze, Glu, Glubb, gluc-, glucagon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gloxinia Peloric races of Gloxinia speciosa and Antirrhinum majus, i. 365. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin Sow in the manner advised for Gloxinia, and the two plants may be grown in the same house. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition\|Sutton and Sons In Gloxinia the petals may be either regular or irregular, and the decoration changes in concert. Colouration in Animals and Plants\|Alfred Tylor British Dictionary definitions for gloxinia gloxinia / (ɡlɒkˈsɪnɪə) / noun any of several tropical plants of the genus Sinningia, esp the South American S. speciosa, cultivated for its large white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers: family Gesneriaceae Word Origin for gloxinia C19: named after Benjamin P. Gloxin, 18th-century German physician and botanist who first described it Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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