Begonia

Translingual

Etymology

Named after Michel Bégon (1683–1710) by botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778)[1][2] +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Begonia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Begoniaceae – begonias, native to many tropical and subtropical environments and grown as houseplants.

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Descendants

  • English: begonia
  • French: bégonia

References

  1. ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.