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begonia

DEFINITIONS OF: begonia

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n any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

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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, Christmas begonia, blooming-fool begonia
hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
Begonia cocchinea, angel-wing begonia
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
Begonia erythrophylla, Begonia feastii, beefsteak begonia, 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
Begonia rex, beefsteak geranium, 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
Begonia tuberhybrida, hybrid tuberous begonia
any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
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a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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