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gloxinia

gloxinia noun: any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.

gloxinia: any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae
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Noun

gloxinia (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.

gloxinia meaning in Tamil

gloxinia in Tamil

மணிவடிவ அமெரிக்க மலர்ச்செடி வகை

Forms of gloxinia

pluralgloxinias

Origin of gloxinia

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.

Questions about gloxinia

What does gloxinia mean?
Gloxinia means any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
What is gloxinia in Tamil?
Gloxinia in Tamil is மணிவடிவ அமெரிக்க மலர்ச்செடி வகை. See Gloxinia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gloxinia?
Gloxinia is a noun.
What is the plural of gloxinia?
The plural of gloxinia is gloxinias.

Words near gloxinia in the dictionary

  1. glowworm
  2. glowworms
  3. glowy
  4. gloxazone
  5. gloximonam
  6. gloxinia
  7. gloxinias
  8. Gloyd
  9. Gloyds
  10. gloze
  11. glozed

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