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sin•nin•gi•a
Pronunciation: (si-nin'jē-u), [key]—
n.
any 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.
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