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African Violet

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Noun

1. african violet, saintpaulia ionantha

tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

African Violet

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noun
any of several tropical African plants of the genus Saintpaulia, esp S. ionantha, cultivated as house plants, with violet, white, or pink flowers and hairy leaves: family Gesneriaceae

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African Violet

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any of several tropical African plants (genus Saintpaulia) of the gesneria family with violet, white, or pinkish flowers and hairy, dark-green leaves, often grown as house plants

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

African Violet

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n.
Any of various East African herbs of the genus Saintpaulia, having a basal leaf rosette and a showy cluster of violet, blue, pink, or white flowers, often grown as an indoor ornamental.

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