Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very large genus of polypetalous exogenous plants, the type of the natural order Begoniaceæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one-sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Begoniaceae — thebegonias .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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TiP: One piece that I had difficulty engaging with was "Begonia" - the reference to the children's book session was so prominent in Fahrenheit 9/11 that it kind of played itself out for me.
War and Peace: The Art of Rebecca Whipple and the World Beyond the Sound Bite Jeremiah McNichols 2006
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TiP: One piece that I had difficulty engaging with was "Begonia" - the reference to the children's book session was so prominent in Fahrenheit 9/11 that it kind of played itself out for me.
Archive 2006-10-01 Jeremiah McNichols 2006
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The Begonia is a gross feeder, and to develop its fine qualities there must be a liberal employment of manure.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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= = Bulbs in store = =, such as Begonia, Dahlia, Gladiolus, and Gloxinia, should be passed in review.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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A celebrity among horticulturalists, he's even got a new kind of begonia named after him, Begonia blancii, after discovering it two years ago while trekking through a rainforest in the Philippines.
The Green Man Whose Gardens Defy Gravity Julia Flynn Siler 2011
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I paired mine up with a yellow striped Hosta, multi colored Coleus and a gorgeous yellow Nonstop Begonia.
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I paired mine up with a yellow striped Hosta, multi colored Coleus and a gorgeous yellow Nonstop Begonia.
Yellow Impatiens: fun, fresh, tropical and exotic « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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The Apartheid Wall by Sister Begonia on Monday, Jan 11, 2010 at 9: 26: 22 AM
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Israel says wall helps eject Palestinians 2010
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Sister Begonia (4 articles, 224 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 1026 comments [633 recommended, 2 rejected]) on Monday, Jan 11, 2010 at 8: 56: 05 AM
Waxman Attacks Winograd On Israel; Ignites A Political Firestorm 2010
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Sister Begonia (4 articles, 224 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 1026 comments [633 recommended, 2 rejected]) on Monday, Jan 11, 2010 at 8: 52: 39 AM
Waxman Attacks Winograd On Israel; Ignites A Political Firestorm 2010
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