(n)South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers, Syn.Sinningia speciosa, Gloxinia spesiosa
‖n. [ NL. ] (Bot.) American genus of herbaceous plants with very handsome bell-shaped blossoms; -- named after B. P. Gloxin, a German botanist. [ 1913 Webster ]