Definition of Saintpaulia

1. Noun. East African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated.

Exact synonyms: Genus Saintpaulia
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Gesneriaceae, Gesneria Family, Gesneriaceae
Member holonyms: African Violet, Saintpaulia Ionantha

Definition of Saintpaulia

1. Noun. (botany) Any of the gesneriaceous perennial flowering plants of the genus ''Saintpaulia'', especially ''Saintpaulia ionantha''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saintpaulia

saintisms
saintless
saintlier
saintliest
saintlike
saintlily
saintliness
saintlinesses
saintling
saintlings
saintly
saintlyness
saintologies
saintologist
saintology
saintpaulia (current term)
saintpaulias
saints
saints' bell
saints' days
saintship
saintships
saique
saiques
sair
saired
sairer
sairest
sairing
sairs

Literary usage of Saintpaulia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"saintpaulia ionantha.—Dr. Masters showed flowers received from Mr. Ernst Benary, of Erfurt, showing a considerable range of variation in size and in colour. ..."

2. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"In saintpaulia ionantha the upper epidermis likewise serves for water-storage ... In saintpaulia ionantha and Aeschynanthus purpurascens the spongy tissue ..."

3. Transposable Elements in Plants: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and Bibliography by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"ID: saintpaulia-ionantha. soft-rot. CC: F832 AB: The gene pern, ... A PME-E. chrysanthemi derivative inoculated onto saintpaulia plants was shown to be ..."

4. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots by Sutton & Sons (1908)
"saintpaulia Greenhouse perennial A VERY remarkable perennial, only four inches high, obtained from eastern tropical Africa. The plant has fleshy leaves, ..."

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