begonia C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /bɪˈɡoʊniə/ UK /bɪˈɡəʊniə/ See IPA manual Freq #62126 Meanings 1 noun a plant of the genus Begonia, often grown for its colorful flowers or ornamental asymmetrical leaves A red begonia brightened the shaded windowsill. Thesaurus Word family Related forms flowerhouseplantbegoniaceae Etymology From New Latin Begonia, named in the seventeenth century by the botanist Charles Plumier in honor of Michel Bégon, a French official and patron of botany. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # begonia **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /bɪˈɡoʊniə/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈɡəʊniə/ **Frequency rank:** 62126 ## Meanings 1. a plant of the genus Begonia, often grown for its colorful flowers or ornamental asymmetrical leaves ## Examples - A red begonia brightened the shaded windowsill. ## Related Forms - flower - houseplant - begoniaceae ## Etymology From New Latin Begonia, named in the seventeenth century by the botanist Charles Plumier in honor of Michel Bégon, a French official and patron of botany. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown