sinningia

English Thesaurus

1. genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	asterid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	florist's gloxinia, gloxinia spesiosa, sinningia speciosa,
definition	:	South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family gesneriaceae, gesneria family, gesneriaceae,
definition	:	large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales (noun.plant)