GENUS BEGONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Begonia mean? 

• GENUS BEGONIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS BEGONIA has 1 sense:

1. large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated

  Familiarity information: GENUS BEGONIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS BEGONIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Begonia" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Begonia"):

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)

Holonyms ("genus Begonia" is a member of...):

begonia family; Begoniaceae; family Begoniaceae (monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America)