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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various chiefly African plants of the genus Streptocarpus, widely cultivated as houseplants for their attractive foliage and clusters of showy colorful flowers.
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- noun any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers
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