genus Sinningia

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1.genus Sinningia - genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South AmericaSinningiaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Gesneriaceae, gesneria family, Gesneriaceae - large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophularialesflorist's gloxinia, Gloxinia spesiosa, Sinningia speciosa - South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers