HyperDic: rex_begonia

English > 1 sense of the expression rex begonia:
NOUNplantrex begonia, king begonia, painted-leaf begonia, beefsteak geranium, Begonia rexany 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
English > rex begonia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny 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.
Synonymsking begonia, painted-leaf begonia, beefsteak geranium, Begonia rex
BroaderbegoniaAny 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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