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Meaning of "begonia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEGONIA

New Latin, named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French patron of science.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BEGONIA

begonia  [bɪˈɡəʊnjə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEGONIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Begonia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEGONIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

begonia

Begonia

Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains about 1,400 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates. In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colourful flowers, which have sepals but no petals. Pink flowering Begonia...

Definition of begonia in the English dictionary

The definition of begonia in the dictionary is any plant of the genus Begonia, of warm and tropical regions, widely cultivated for their ornamental leaves and waxy flowers: family Begoniaceae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEGONIA


Bologna
bəˈləʊnjə
bunya
ˈbʌnjə
campagna
kæmˈpɑːnjə
Cronje
´krɒnjə
Emilia-Romagna
ɪˈmiːlɪərəʊˈmɑːnjə
farinha
fəˈriːnjə
hryvnia
ˈhrɪvnjə
junior
ˈdʒuːnjə
Kenya
ˈkɛnjə
lasagna
ləˈzænjə
lasagne
ləˈzænjə
Lenya
ˈlɛnjə
Minya
ˈmɪnjə
Monsignor
mɒnˈsiːnjə
piranha
pɪˈrɑːnjə
pupunha
puːˈpʊnjə
remanie
rəˈmænjə
senior
ˈsiːnjə
Tigrinya
tɪˈɡriːnjə
zampogna
zæmˈpɒnjə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEGONIA

begirdle
begirt
beglad
beglamour
beglerbeg
begloom
begnaw
bego
begoggled
begone
begored
begorra
begot
begotten
begrime
begrimed
begroan
begrudge
begrudger
begrudgery

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEGONIA

Amazonia
ammonia
archegonia
ascogonia
Caledonia
carpogonia
Catalonia
Estonia
Macedonia
New Caledonia
oogonia
Paphlagonia
Patagonia
pneumonia
pogonia
spermagonia
spermatogonia
spermogonia
sporogonia
zirconia

Synonyms and antonyms of begonia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «begonia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEGONIA

Find out the translation of begonia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of begonia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «begonia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海棠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

begonia
570 millions of speakers

English

begonia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिगोनिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بغونية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бегония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

begônia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রক্তিমাভ পুষ্পোত্পাদী বৃক্ষবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bégonia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Begonia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Begonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベゴニア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

베고니아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Begonia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây thu hải đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

begonia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भुंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

begonya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

begonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

begonia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бегонія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Begonia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπιγκόνια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

begonia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begonia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

begonia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of begonia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGONIA»

The term «begonia» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.089 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGONIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «begonia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «begonia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about begonia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEGONIA»

Discover the use of begonia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to begonia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Begonia Bribe
Roanoke, Virginia, is home to some of the country’s most exquisite gardens, and it’s Camellia Harris’s job to promote them.
Alyse Carlson, 2013
2
Sonya Begonia and the Eleventh Birthday Blues
Sonya returns to Gladstone Elementary after a year away and meets Celia Forester, who wants to be her friend, but Sonya's old friends Terri, Dawn, and Angela want nothing to do with Celia.
Susan Smith, 1988
3
Flower Arranging for the First Time
Fresh, dried, or silk flower designs bloom in lavish photographs, and the wonderfully detailed question and answer format shows how to realize them.
Ruby Begonia, 2003
4
A Begonia for Miss Applebaum
Discovering that their beloved former teacher Miss Applebaum is terminally ill, fifteen-year-old Henry and his friend Zelda accompany her on her excursions to the colorful parts of New York City and join her in confronting death with quiet ...
Paul Zindel, 1990
5
Begonia culture for amateurs
B.C. Ravenscroft. Basket Plants, Begonias as 44 Bedding Plants, Begonias as 29 Begonias as Basket Plants 4-l Bedding Plants 3, 29 Greenhouse Plants 4 Bloom, increasing size of 38 Blossoms, Dropping of the 44 Cultivation ,of the ...
B.C. Ravenscroft
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Sporogenesis and sex determination in Begonia schmidtiana
Cover-title.
Maria D. Pastrana, 1932
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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
Magnoliopsida (dicots): Begoniaceae: Begonia R Begonia burkillii Dunn 14782 R 14782 India - Aninachal Pradesh 74782 I Begonia canarana Miq. 14782 E 14782 India - Karnataka (South Canara) 14782 E 14782 India - Kerala (Malabar)  ...
Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett, 1998
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Flower Breeding and Genetics: Issues, Challenges and ...
Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart Grindal G & Moe R. ( I 994) Effects of temperature-drop and a short dark interruption on stem elongation and flowering in Begonia x hiemalis Fotsch. Scientia Hortic. 57 (1-2): 123-132 Haegeman J (1979) Tuberous  ...
Neil O. Anderson, 2007
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Vegetables
Family Begoniaceae Synonyms Begonia auriculata auct. non Hook.f. Vernacular names Oseille de la brousse, oseille de gorille, oseille de chimpanzé (Fr). Origin and geographic distribution Begonia macrocarpa is widespread from Guinea to ...
G. J. H. Grubben, 2004
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CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
(1) Begonia bahiensis; (3) begoniaceae; (4) Brazil; (5) febrifuge 3429. (1) Begonia balmisiana; (3) begoniaceae; (4) Mexico; (6) amenorrhea 3430. (1) Begonia crassiostus; (3) begoniaceae 3431. (1) Begonia cucullata; (3) begoniaceae; ...
Tim Johnson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEGONIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term begonia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eisenhauer yard on Flint Ridge Road named 'Yard of the Week'
There is an explosion of color near the front door in the two large flower pots overflowing with geranium, fern, dahlia, coleus, begonia and ... «Edmond Sun, Jul 15»
2
Casper City Council to address chickens in first public hearing
... municipal code. Click the images below to see other items, such as the annexation of the Begonia Bluffs properties and the YMCA rezoning. «Oil City, Jul 15»
3
Flowers4charity inspires others to show, give, grow
... Lettuce & Sweet Pepper seedlings, Jasmine Arabian, Lantana, Bromeliad, Thunbergia Vine, Medenilla, Begonia, Kopsia, Peach Plumbago, ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 15»
4
A name can mean many things in the plant world
Although it might be intimidating to say Saxifraga stolonifera when one is far more comfortable calling that plant a strawberry begonia, these ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
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Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well – Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 7/3/15 …
After the somewhat surprising, brief take on “Mason's Children”, “Scarlet Begonia's” blew Solider Field away. I haven't listened back to the ... «Glide Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Heatwave: stop bathing children to conserve water, suppliers urge
... remove all weeds from flowerbeds to stop them using up precious water and consider planting less thirsty plants like lavender and begonia. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Gardening: Some plants weather the weather better
My new favorite is a the cross between the wax and tuberous varieties – the 'Solenia' begonia. They work as bedding plants or in containers, ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
8
Deadhead flower beds, sharpen mower blades and more: This …
In part-shade, plant caladium, impatiens, begonia, torenia and coleus. Small, yellow aphids on your butterfly weed or milkweed (Asclepias ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
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Time to catch up on planting, fertilizing
... pepper, pentas, periwinkle, heat-resistant petunia, portulaca, purslane, salvia, strawflower, sunflower, verbena, wax begonia and zinnia. «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
10
July in the garden in Brevard
•Flowers for full-sun locations include: wax begonia, coleus, amaranthus, gaillardia, marigolds, coreopsis, lisianthus, portulaca, salvia, comos, ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»

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