begonia : Idioms & Phrases

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angel-wing begonia

  • noun South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
    angel-wing begonia.
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beefsteak begonia

  • noun rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
    Begonia feastii; Begonia erythrophylla; beefsteak begonia.
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begonia cheimantha

  • noun hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
    Begonia cheimantha; blooming-fool begonia.
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begonia cocchinea

  • noun South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
    angel-wing begonia.
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begonia dregei

  • noun tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
    Begonia dregei; grape-leaf begonia.
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begonia erythrophylla

  • noun rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
    Begonia feastii; Begonia erythrophylla; beefsteak begonia.
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begonia family

  • noun monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
    Begoniaceae; family Begoniaceae.
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begonia feastii

  • noun rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
    Begonia feastii; Begonia erythrophylla; beefsteak begonia.
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begonia heracleifolia

  • noun rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
    Begonia heracleifolia; star begonia.
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begonia rex

  • noun 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 rex; king begonia; painted-leaf begonia; beefsteak geranium.
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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
    Begonia semperflorens.
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begonia socotrana

  • noun semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen
    Begonia socotrana.
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begonia tuberhybrida

  • noun any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
    Begonia tuberhybrida.
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blooming-fool begonia

  • noun hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
    Begonia cheimantha; blooming-fool begonia.
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christmas begonia

  • noun hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
    Begonia cheimantha; blooming-fool begonia.
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fibrous-rooted begonia

  • noun any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots
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genus begonia

  • noun large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated
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grape-leaf begonia

  • noun tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
    Begonia dregei; grape-leaf begonia.
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hybrid tuberous begonia

  • noun any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
    Begonia tuberhybrida.
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kidney begonia

  • noun rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
    Begonia feastii; Begonia erythrophylla; beefsteak begonia.
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king begonia

  • noun 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 rex; king begonia; painted-leaf begonia; beefsteak geranium.
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maple-leaf begonia

  • noun tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
    Begonia dregei; grape-leaf begonia.
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painted-leaf begonia

  • noun 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 rex; king begonia; painted-leaf begonia; beefsteak geranium.
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rex begonia

  • noun 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 rex; king begonia; painted-leaf begonia; beefsteak geranium.
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rhizomatous begonia

  • noun any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes
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socotra begonia

  • noun semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen
    Begonia socotrana.
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star begonia

  • noun rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
    Begonia heracleifolia; star begonia.
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star-leaf begonia

  • noun rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
    Begonia heracleifolia; star begonia.
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tuberous begonia

  • noun any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots
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watermelon begonia

  • noun grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America
    Peperomia argyreia; Peperomia sandersii.
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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
    Begonia semperflorens.
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