sinningia

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(si ninjē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sin•nin•gi•a  (si ninjē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various tropical American plants belonging to the genus Sinningia, of the gesneria family, including the gloxinia and other species cultivated as houseplants for their variously colored flowers.
  • Neo-Latin (1825), after Wilhelm Sinning (1794–1874), German horticulturist; see -ia

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