noun
South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
• Syn: ↑florist's gloxinia, ↑Gloxinia spesiosa
• Hypernyms: ↑gloxinia
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sinningia, ↑genus Sinningia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.