gloxinia
noun
glox·in·ia
gläk-ˈsi-nē-ə
: any of a genus (Sinningia) of tuberous herbaceous gesneriads found from Mexico to Argentina
especially
: a Brazilian plant (S. speciosa) widely cultivated for its bell-shaped or slipper-shaped flowers
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