florist's gloxinia

Definitions of florist's gloxinia
  1. noun
    South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
    synonyms: Gloxinia spesiosa, Sinningia speciosa
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    gloxinia
    any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
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