begonia

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be·go·ni·a /bɪˈɡəʊniə $ -ˈɡoʊ-/ noun [countable]   HBPa plant with yellow, pink, red, or white flowers 秋海棠

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begonia• Does it look like a begonia?• Topical tip Check any impatiens and begonias that you intend to over-winter indoors.• That first December 1904 issue featured begonias, as does the January 1996 issue.• However well you treat them, after two to three years these foliage begonias lose their compact appearance and look straggly.• A waterfall of begonias, of every colour known to the plant breeders of the 1960s, filled the conservatory.• I recently planted beds with salvia, begonias, petunias and geraniums.• A visit to any of their shows is a delight and you can see begonias at their best.• I place my three long-stemmed, red roses beside the begonias.Origin begonia (1700-1800) Modern Latin from Michel Bégon (1638-1710), French governor of Santo Domingo, who discovered the plant

be·go·ni·a nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus yellow, flowers or pink, red, a plant with white

begonia
be‧go‧ni‧a /bɪˈɡəʊniə $ -ˈɡoʊ-/ noun [countable]
a plant with yellow, pink, red, or white flowers

be·go·niaBrE /bɪˈɡəʊniə/ 🔊NAmE /bɪˈɡoʊniə/ 🔊 nouna plant with large shiny flowers that may be pink, red, yellow or white, grown indoors or in a garden 秋海棠