African violet
a popular house plant, saintpaulia ionantha, of the gesneriad family, having hairy leaves and showy violet, pink, or white flowers.
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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