noun
tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
• Syn: ↑Saintpaulia ionantha
• Hypernyms: ↑flower
• Member Holonyms: ↑Saintpaulia, ↑genus Saintpaulia
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noun, pl ⋯ -lets [count]
: a tropical plant from Africa that is grown indoors for its purple, pink, or white flowers
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a small E African plant with heart-shaped leaves and bluish-purple, pink or white flowers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.