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SINNINGIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America
Synonyms:
genus Sinningia; Sinningia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sinningia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "Sinningia"):
florist's gloxinia; Gloxinia spesiosa; Sinningia speciosa (South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers)
Holonyms ("Sinningia" is a member of...):
family Gesneriaceae; gesneria family; Gesneriaceae (large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales)
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