gloxinia
IPA: gɫˈʌksˈiniʌ
noun
- Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
- Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
- Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
- Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.
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Examples of "gloxinia" in Sentences
- Examples include cyclamen, gloxinia and celeriac.
- The inn keeper clearly was partial to African violets and gloxinia.
- "I don't know why she chose gloxinia," Lucy went on, plucking away a dead leaf.
- Both the gloxinia and her mother were forgotten as Lucy clutched the sketchbook with both arms.
- He'd never dreamed the delicate blooms of a gloxinia could be reproduced with such sensual violence.
- Other plants, such as gloxinia and begonia, are known to have the power of bringing forth a new, complete plant from each of their leaves.
- But he dreaded the thought of her languishing belowdeck, fading like one of her fragile gloxinia blooms deprived of sunlight and fresh air.
- A wheeled tea cart, tarnished with age, crouched near the window seat, its surface littered with miniature clay pots overflowing with a profusion of blooming gloxinia.
- The unbroken vista of sea and sky blurred before her weary eyes as other childhood memories intruded — her father bidding her a stilted farewell on his way to another of his interminable meetings at the Admiralty Court; the long, lonely evenings with nothing but her sketchpad and her gloxinia for company; footsteps shambling past her room in the wee hours of morning.
- Abutilons; agapanthus; alstremeria; amaryllis; anemone; aralia; araucaria; auricula; azaleas; begonias; cactus; caladium; calceolaria; calla; camellias; cannas; carnations; century plants; chrysanthemums; cineraria; clematis; coleus; crocus; croton; cyclamen; dahlia; ferns; freesia; fuchsia; geranium; gladiolus; gloxinia; grevillea; hollyhocks; hyacinths; iris; lily; lily-of-the-valley; mignonette; moon-flowers; narcissus; oleander; oxalis; palms; pandanus; pansy; pelargonium; peony; phlox; primulas; rhododendrons; rose; smilax; stocks; sweet pea; swainsona; tuberose; tulips; violet; wax plant.
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