/ bɪˈgəʊniə; NAmE -ˈgoʊ-/ noun
a plant with large shiny flowers that may be pink, red, yellow or white, grown indoors or in a garden
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WORD ORIGIN
modern Latin , named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), the French amateur botanist who discovered the plant on the island of Santo Domingo and introduced it to Europe.