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Any of several South American plants (of the genus Gloxinia or Sinningia) that have showy, colourful flowers
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gloxinia — [ glɔksinja ] n. m. • 1832 gloxine; du nom du botaniste Gloxin ♦ Bot. Plante originaire du Brésil (gesnériacées) acclimatée comme plante d intérieur, à larges feuilles duveteuses, et dont les fleurs en forme de cloche sont souvent solitaires. Des … Encyclopédie Universelle
Gloxinia — can refer to: *The genus Gloxinia of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae *The plant species Sinningia speciosa , formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia and still commonly known by that name, in the family Gesneriaceae *Creeping… … Wikipedia
Gloxinĭa — Hérit., Gattung aus der Familie der Gesneriazeen, ausdauernde Kräuter mit knollenartigem Wurzelstock, saftigem Stengel, gegenständigen, einfachen Blättern, einzeln oder gebüschelt stehenden, großen, langgestielten, glockenförmigen Blüten mit… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Gloxinia — Glox*in i*a, n. [NL.] (Bot.) American genus of herbaceous plants with very handsome bell shaped blossoms; named after B. P. Gloxin, a German botanist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gloxinia — Gloxinĭa L Hérit., Pflanzengattg. der Gesneriazeen, perennierende Kräuter des trop. Amerika, mit großen, glockenförmigen Blüten; G. hybrĭda Hort. [Abb. 701], Warmhauspflanze … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Gloxinia — Gloxinia, Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Bignoniaceae, s. d … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
gloxínia — |cs| s. f. [Botânica] Planta ornamental gesneriácea … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
gloxinia — ► NOUN ▪ a tropical American plant with large, velvety, bell shaped flowers. ORIGIN named after the 18th century German botanist Benjamin P. Gloxin … English terms dictionary
gloxinia — [gläk sin′ē ə] n. [ModL, after B. P. Gloxin, 18th c. Ger botanist] a cultivated tropical plant (Sinningia speciosa) of the gesneria family, with large, downy leaves and bell shaped flowers of various colors … English World dictionary
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