HyperDic: genus_saintpaulia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Saintpaulia:
NOUNplantgenus Saintpaulia, Saintpauliaeast African herb with nodding flowers
English > genus Saintpaulia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningeast African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated.
SynonymSaintpaulia
Member ofGesneriaceae, family Gesneriaceae, gesneria familylarge family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas
MembersAfrican violet, Saintpaulia ionanthaTropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus saintpaulia, saintpaulia
Catalangenus saintpaulia, saintpaulia, Saintpaulia

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