PAINTED-LEAF BEGONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does painted-leaf begonia mean? 

• PAINTED-LEAF BEGONIA (noun)
  The noun PAINTED-LEAF BEGONIA has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers

  Familiarity information: PAINTED-LEAF BEGONIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAINTED-LEAF BEGONIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

beefsteak geranium; Begonia rex; king begonia; painted-leaf begonia; rex begonia

Hypernyms ("painted-leaf begonia" 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)