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BEGONIA COCCHINEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Begonia cocchinea mean?
• BEGONIA COCCHINEA (noun)
The noun BEGONIA COCCHINEA has 1 sense:
1. South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
Familiarity information: BEGONIA COCCHINEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
angel-wing begonia; Begonia cocchinea
Hypernyms ("Begonia cocchinea" is a kind of...):
begonia (any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes)
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