sinningia

[ si-nin-jee-uh ]

/ sɪˈnɪn dʒi ə /

Save This Word!

noun

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.

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of sinningia

<New Latin (1825), after Wilhelm Sinning (1794–1874), German horticulturist; see -ia

Words nearby sinningia

sink or swim, sink through the floor, sinless, sinner, Sinn Fein, sinningia, sino-, sinoatrial node, Sino-Japanese War, Sinologist, Sinology