Begonia
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5.4
- noun
- /bɪˈɡoʊniə/
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begonia
- Case in point, Surefire Rose begonias looking phenomenal.
- rex begonia
- tuberous begonia
- pink begonias
Examples
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In her garden, she carefully tended to the begonia plants, admiring their brightly colored leaves and flowers.
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He turned away and called to his wife, who was potting begonias.
Fiction book (1991) -
A few begonia plants and a wandering Jew left over by the windows had all turned brown.
Fiction book (2000) -
But at least the begonias will look nice.
Blog text (26) -
"You don't plant begonias this time of year," he said.
Fiction book (1993) -
The begonias are very pretty and the birdhouses are my favorite. I love them!
Blog text (11) -
These are the double delight blush rose begonias and they are so pretty.
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Once I noticed that he was deadheading some pink begonias on the kitchen table.
Fiction book (1998) -
It had tubs of begonias at the door, latticed windows, and a thickly thatched roof.
Fiction book (1990) -
She plucked a weed from a large terra-cotta pot full of begonias, baby's breath, and copper-yellow marigolds.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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6.5
A plant with bright flowers and attractive leaves often grown for decoration
Compounds
A houseplant with round, thick leaves that are red underneath and used for decoration
- Specialized
A hybrid flowering plant that blooms in winter with many large pink flowers
- Specialized
A South American plant with large wing-shaped leaves and coral-red flowers
- Specialized
A small flowering plant from South Africa with thick underground roots, slightly lobed oval leaves, and small white flowers
- Specialized
A plant often grown indoors with round thick leaves that are red underneath
- Specialized
A family of tropical plants with thick stems and attractive leaves often kept as houseplants
- Specialized
A flowering plant with star-shaped lobed leaves and pink flowers from Mexico
- Specialized
A houseplant grown for its large patterned leaves in silver, purple, and bronze
- Specialized
A hybrid bedding plant with broad green to bronze-red leaves and small pink, white or red flowers
- Specialized
A garden plant with thick underground roots grown for bright, showy flowers
A plant with many large pink flowers that blooms in winter and people keep indoors
- Specialized
A South American plant with wing-shaped leaves and red flower clusters
- South African
A flowering plant with shallow lobed leaves like a maple and white flowers
- South African
A South African flowering plant with rounded leaves that have shallow lobes and small white flowers
- Specialized
A garden plant that grows from a thick underground stem and has large colorful flowers
- Specialized
A plant that spreads by creeping stems and has attractive leaves
- Specialized
A flowering plant with round leaves and rose-pink flowers from Socotra Island, Yemen
Surface Forms
Etymology
Begonia comes from the name of a French plant lover, Bégon, because early plant collectors gave these plants his name. So today Begonia is the name for a group of colorful house and garden plants.