begonia

/bəˈgoʊnjə/

/bəˈgʌʊnjə/

Other forms: begonias

Definitions of begonia

1. noun

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

   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

   type of:

   flower

   a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms