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Definition of BEGONIA

Begonia
Begonia Be*go"ni*a (b[-e]*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [From Michel Begon, a promoter of botany.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one-sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors.

Meaning of BEGONIA from wikipedia

- alba Begonia 'Green Gold' Begonia listada Begonia luxurians Begonia masoniana Begonia metallica Begonia solananthera Begonia soli-mutata Begonia sutherlandii...
- The cane begonias are a group of Begonia cultivars. Their name derives from their tough, bamboo-like stems. They can grow up to 10 ft (3.0 m) tall, which...
- Begonia maculata (maculata meaning "spotted"), the polka dot begonia, is a species of begonia native to southeast Brazil. It grows naturally in the Atlantic...
- During World War II, Operation Begonia was the airborne counterpart to the amphibious Operation Jonquil, conducted by British SAS and Eighth Army Airborne...
- Begonia rex, the king begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is found from Arunachal Pradesh to southeast China, and has...
- Begonia masoniana, the iron cross begonia, is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to southern China and northern Vietnam. It was originally...
- Begonia × hiemalis, the elatior begonia or Reiger begonia, is an artificial hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. Its parents are...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Begonia grandis. Begonia grandis, the hardy begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae...
- flowers. Begonia faureana Garnier Begonia faureana var. argentea Linden Begonia faureana var. metallica Rodigas Begonia kimusiana C.Chev. Begonia sceptrum...
- Begonia obliqua is the type species of the genus Begonia and the species to which Plumier first gave the name Begonia. It is native to Martinique, Dominica...