gloxinia

n. 大岩桐

词形变化

gloxinias 复数 gloxinias

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.

  2. 2.

    Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.

  3. 3.

    Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.

  4. 4.

    Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

houseplant

词源

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.

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