begonia
noun/bɪˈɡəʊniə/
/bɪˈɡəʊniə/
- a plant with large shiny flowers that may be pink, red, yellow or white, grown indoors or in a gardenWord Originmodern Latin, named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), the French amateur botanist who discovered the plant on the island of Santo Domingo and introduced it to Europe.
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