gloxinia

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noun

Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.

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Meanings

noungloxinia (plural gloxinias)

plural gloxinias

  1. Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
  2. Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
  3. Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
  4. Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.

Origin

From the genus name (sense 1). Sense 2 was formerly classified in that genus; senses 3 and 4 are named for their resemblance to it.

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Translations

Māori waiū atua
  • waiū atuaa plant genus
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APA

gloxinia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloxinia

MLA

“gloxinia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloxinia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gloxinia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloxinia.

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