Definitions

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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Cape primrose.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.