begonia


Definition: Meaning of, begonia in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɪˈɡəʊnɪə /

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Singular Plural
begonia begonias
[countable]
  1. a plant with yellow, pink, red, or white flowers
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begonia used in phrases

  • Begonia cheimantha (noun)
    1. hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
  • Begonia cocchinea (noun)
    1. south American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
  • Begonia dregei (noun)
    1. tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
  • Begonia erythrophylla (noun)
    1. rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish coloured beneath
  • Begonia feastii (noun)
    1. rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish coloured beneath
  • Begonia heracleifolia (noun)
    1. rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
  • Begonia rex (noun)
    1. 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 (noun)
    1. hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white, pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant
  • Begonia socotrana (noun)
    1. semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen
  • Begonia tuberhybrida (noun)
    1. any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously coloured flowers
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