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SINNINGIA SPECIOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sinningia speciosa mean?
• SINNINGIA SPECIOSA (noun)
The noun SINNINGIA SPECIOSA has 1 sense:
1. South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
Familiarity information: SINNINGIA SPECIOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
florist's gloxinia; Gloxinia spesiosa; Sinningia speciosa
Hypernyms ("Sinningia speciosa" is a kind of...):
gloxinia (any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers)
Holonyms ("Sinningia speciosa" is a member of...):
genus Sinningia; Sinningia (genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America)
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