"African violet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: African violets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} African violet (plural African violets)
  1. Any perennial plant of section Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (formerly genus Saintpaulia), especially Streptocarpus ionantha, with fine haired round leaves and velvety petals. Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Lamiales order plants Synonyms: saintpaulia Translations (perennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia): violeta africana [feminine] (Catalan), 非洲紫罗兰 (fēizhōu zǐluólán) (Chinese Mandarin), saintpaulia (Finnish), paavalinkukka (Finnish), saintpaulia (French), Usambaraveilchen [neuter] (German), sailchuach Afracach [feminine] (Irish), violetta africana [feminine] (Italian), セントポーリア (sentopōria) (Japanese), sępolia [feminine] (Polish), violeta africana [feminine] (Portuguese), violetă africană [feminine] (Romanian), violeta africana [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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