Begonia Definition

bĭ-gōnyə
begonias
noun
Any of various tropical or subtropical plants of the genus Begonia, widely cultivated as ornamentals for showy brightly colored flowers.
American Heritage
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

Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.

Wiktionary
adjective
Designating a family (Begoniaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical plants.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Begoniaceae — the begonias.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Begonia

Noun

Singular:
begonia
Plural:
begonias

Origin of Begonia

  • New Latin Begonia genus name after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor in the West Indies

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French bégonia, named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

    From Wiktionary

  • Named after Michael Begon (1683-1710) by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

    From Wiktionary

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