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begonia.

Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.

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Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈɡəʊniː.ə/Received-Pronunciation/bəˈɡoʊni.ə/General-American[bəˈɡoʊn.jə]General-American
  1. Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Bego Old French Bégon Middle French Bégon French Bégon Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)der. Translingual -ia Translingual Begoniabor. English begonia Borrowed from translingual Begonia (genus of plants), named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

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