NOUN | plant | Saintpaulia, genus Saintpaulia | east African herb with nodding flowers |
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Meaning | east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated. | |
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Synonym | genus Saintpaulia | |
Member of | Gesneriaceae, family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family | large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas |
Members | African violet, Saintpaulia ionantha | Tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers |
Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
Spanish | genus saintpaulia, saintpaulia | |
Catalan | genus saintpaulia, saintpaulia, Saintpaulia |
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