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