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begonia definition

be·gonia (bi gōn′yə)

adjective

designating a family (Begoniaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical plants

Etymology: ModL, after M. Bégon (1638-1710), Fr governor of Santo Domingo & a patron of science

noun

any of a genus (Begonia) of plants of this family, grown for their handsome, ornamental leaves or their clustered, showy flowers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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