sinningia

[ si-nin-jee-uh ]
/ sɪˈnɪn dʒi ə /

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.

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the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
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Origin of sinningia

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

Words nearby sinningia

sinkless, sinless, sinn fein, sinn féin, sinner, sinningia, sino-, sino-japanese war, sino-tibetan, sinoatrial, sinoatrial block
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