begonia

be·go·nia

 (bĭ-gōn′yə)

n.

Any of various tropical or subtropical plants of the genus Begonia, widely cultivated as ornamentals for showy brightly colored flowers.

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[New Latin Begonia, genus name, after Michel Bégon (1638-1710), French governor in the West Indies.]

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begonia

(bɪˈɡəʊnjə)

n

(Plants) any plant of the genus Begonia, of warm and tropical regions, widely cultivated for their ornamental leaves and waxy flowers: family Begoniaceae

[C18: New Latin, named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French patron of science]

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be•go•nia

(bɪˈgoʊn yə, -ˈgoʊ ni ə)

n., pl. -nias.

any of numerous tropical plants of the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for their ornamental leaves and flowers.

[< New Latin (Linnaeus), after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French patron of science; see -ia]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

begonia - any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Begonia - large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated fibrous-rooted begonia - any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots tuberous begonia - any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots rhizomatous begonia - any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes Begonia cheimantha, blooming-fool begonia, Christmas begonia - hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers angel-wing begonia, Begonia cocchinea - South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers Begonia dregei, grape-leaf begonia, maple-leaf begonia - tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers beefsteak begonia, Begonia erythrophylla, Begonia feastii, kidney begonia - rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath Begonia heracleifolia, star begonia, star-leaf begonia - rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers beefsteak geranium, Begonia rex, king begonia, painted-leaf begonia, rex begonia - any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers Begonia semperflorens, wax begonia - hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant Begonia socotrana, Socotra begonia - semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen

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Translations

بيغونيا

begóniebegonie

begonie

Begonie

begonia

begonia

bégonia

begónia

skáblaî, begónía

begonia

begonija

begonija

begonia

begoniajuleglede

begonia

begônia

бегония

begónia

begonior

begoniabegonya

бегонія

thu hải đường

秋海棠

begonia

[bɪˈgəʊnɪə] N → begonia f

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begonia

[bɪˈgəʊniə] n → bégonia m

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begonia

n → Begonie f

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begonia

[bɪˈgəʊnɪə] n → begonia

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begonia

(biˈgəuniə) noun

a tropical plant with pink flowers and often coloured leaves. begonia بيغونيا (نَباتٌ مُزْهِر) бегония begônia begónie die Begonie begonie μπιγκόνιαbegonia begoonia بگونیا begonia bégonia צֶמַח בִּגוֹנְיָה पौधे जिनमें रंगीन पुष्पकोश होते हैं लेकिन पंखड़ियां नहीं होतीं begonija begónia begonia skáblað, begónía begonia ベゴニア 베고니아 begonija begonija sejenis bunga begoniajuleglede, begonia begonia يو لوړ بوټى چه ځلانده سپينې پاڼې او ګلابى يا سور ګل لرى او پا ڼې او ګلاپى يا سول ګل لرى او پاڼې يې دتزىين لپاره استعماليږى begónia be­go­nia бегония begónia begonija begonija begonia ต้นไม้มีดอกหลากหลายสี ปลูกในร่ม begonya 秋海棠 бегонія ایک پودے کا نام cây thu hải đường 秋海棠

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