begonia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of begonia
< New Latin (Linnaeus), named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French patron of science; see -ia
Example Sentences
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He spotted a begonia poking through a burned fence on his neighbor’s property and snapped a photo, and soon he was accumulating more and more similar images.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
One entry describes begonia as “a deep pink that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average coral . . . and bluer and stronger than sweet william—called also gaiety.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
French botanist Charles Plumier discovered a begonia in Antilles in 1690 and named it after Begon.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
New Guinea also has many rare rhododendrons and begonia that have never been described before.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2020
On the days that he would have lunch at the house, Colonel Gerineldo Márquez would linger on the begonia porch playing Chinese checkers with Amaranta.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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