释义 |
gloxinia|glɒkˈsɪnɪə| [mod.L.; named by L'Héritier after B. P. Gloxin, who described the plant in 1785.] An American tropical plant (family Gesneraceæ) with large bell-shaped flowers.
1816–20T. Green Univ. Herbal I. 621 Gloxinia Maculata; Spotted Gloxinia. 1863Sir Rohan's Ghost 129 Vases of the..violet-coloured gloxinia. 1882Garden 18 Mar. 186/1 Some of the old bulbs of Gloxinias should now be potted. |