Main Entry: be·go·nia

Pronunciation: \bi-ˈgōn-yə\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Michel Bégon †1710 French governor of Santo Domingo

Date: 1751

: any of a large genus (Begonia of the family Begoniaceae, the begonia family) of tropical or subtropical herbs and shrubs that have asymmetrical leaves and are widely cultivated as ornamentals