[glok-sin-ee-uh] 
| 1. | any of several horticultural varieties of a plant belonging to the genus Sinningia, of the gesneria family, esp. S. speciosa, having large white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers. |
| 2. | any plant of the genus Gloxinia, of Central and South America, having bluish, white, or pink flowers. |
| glox·in·i·a (glŏk-sĭn'ē-ə) n. Any of several tropical South American plants of the genus Sinningia, especially S. speciosa, cultivated as a houseplant for its showy, variously colored flowers. [New Latin Gloxinia, name of genus in which S. speciosa was originally classified.] |
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