achimenes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

achimenes
    n 1: any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped
         flowers that resemble gloxinias [syn: {achimenes}, {hot
         water plant}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

achimenes \achimenes\ n.
   1. 1 any plant of the genus {Achimenes} having gloxinialike
      flowers.

   Syn: hot water plant
        [WordNet 1.5]

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