angel-wing begonia | (n) South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers, Syn. Begonia cocchinea |
beefsteak begonia | (n) rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath, Syn. Begonia feastii, Begonia erythrophylla, kidney begonia |
begonia | (n) any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes |
begoniaceae | (n) monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America, Syn. begonia family, family Begoniaceae |
christmas begonia | (n) hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers, Syn. Begonia cheimantha, blooming-fool begonia |
fibrous-rooted begonia | (n) any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots |
genus begonia | (n) large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated |
grape-leaf begonia | (n) tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers, Syn. maple-leaf begonia, Begonia dregei |
hybrid tuberous begonia | (n) any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers, Syn. Begonia tuberhybrida |
rex begonia | (n) 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, Syn. painted-leaf begonia, beefsteak geranium, Begonia rex, king begonia |
rhizomatous begonia | (n) any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes |
socotra begonia | (n) semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen, Syn. Begonia socotrana |
star begonia | (n) rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers, Syn. star-leaf begonia, Begonia heracleifolia |
tuberous begonia | (n) any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots |
watermelon begonia | (n) grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America, Syn. Peperomia argyreia, Peperomia sandersii |
wax begonia | (n) 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 |