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nounany of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemestype of:
Definition that contains begonia
- begonia any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
- 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
- kidney begonia rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
- begonia heracleifolia rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
- beefsteak begonia rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
- 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
- star begonia rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
- fibrous-rooted begonia any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots
- begonia dregei tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
- king 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