gloxinia
gloxinia
[glɒkˈsɪnɪə]
noun
[glɒkˈsɪnɪə]
noun
- a tropical American plant with large, velvety, bell-shaped flowers
大岩桐；大岩桐属植物 - Genera Gloxinia and Sinningia, family Gesneriaceae: several species, in particular the florists' gloxinia (S. speciosa), which is a popular house plant
苣苔花属和大岩桐属，苦苣苔科，数种，尤指为观赏而种植的紫蓝大岩桐（拉丁名S. speciosa），是一种常见的室内盆栽植物
- modern Latin, named after Benjamin P. Gloxin, the 18th-cent. German botanist who first described it
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