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sinningia

/sɪˈnɪn.dʒi.ə/
sin · nin · gi · a
Plural:sinningias
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• noun

1

Any of the flowering, often tuberous plants belonging to the genus Sinningia in the family Gesneriaceae, native primarily to Central and South America and widely cultivated for their showy, bell-shaped flowers.

Example

"The greenhouse curator carefully propagated the rare Brazilian sinningia from a single leaf cutting to preserve its striking velvet blooms."

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Word Nuance & Usage

In the horticultural trade, the popular flowering houseplants commonly known as 'gloxinias' actually belong to the genus Sinningia, creating frequent confusion with the true botanical genus Gloxinia.

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in New Latin in 1825, named in honor of Wilhelm Sinning (1792–1874), a German gardener and horticulturist at the University of Bonn.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

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Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sinningia. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sinningia
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