Begonia semperflorens — noun 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 • Syn: ↑wax begonia • Hypernyms: ↑begonia … Useful english dictionary
begonia — /bi gohn yeuh, goh nee euh/, n. any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers. [ < NL (Linnaeus), named after Michel Bégon (1638 1710), French patron of… … Universalium
Begonia cocchinea — noun South American fibrous rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels wings and racemes of coral red flowers • Syn: ↑angel wing begonia • Hypernyms: ↑begonia … Useful english dictionary
wax begonia — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Begonia semperflorens • Hypernyms: ↑begonia * * * noun : a cultivated… … Useful english dictionary
tuberous begonia — noun any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots • Hypernyms: ↑begonia • Hyponyms: ↑hybrid tuberous begonia, ↑Begonia tuberhybrida * * * noun : any of various begonias that have tuberous roots and usually large showy and often double… … Useful english dictionary
rhizomatous begonia — noun any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes • Hypernyms: ↑begonia * * * noun : any of a group of begonias that have prominent horizontal or creeping shaggy stems or rhizomes compare fibrous rooted begonia,… … Useful english dictionary
angel-wing begonia — noun South American fibrous rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels wings and racemes of coral red flowers • Syn: ↑Begonia cocchinea • Hypernyms: ↑begonia * * * noun : any of several begonias having prominent basal… … Useful english dictionary
Cucurbitales — ▪ plant order Introduction small order of flowering plants containing seven families, 129 genera, and 2,295 species. It includes Begoniaceae, or the begonia family, with 60 percent of the species in the order, and Cucurbitaceae, or the squash,… … Universalium
