bə̇ˈgōnyə, -nēə, bē- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Michel Bégon died 1710 French governor of Santo Domingo + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a large genus of succulent herbs or rarely subshrubs (family Begoniaceae) native to the tropics but widely cultivated with asymmetrical leaves and monoecious flowers succeeded by 3-winged capsular fruit
2. -s : a plant of the genus Begonia — see fibrous-rooted begonia , rex begonia , tuberous begonia
3. -s : a deep pink that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average coral (sense 3b), bluer than fiesta, and bluer and stronger than sweet william — called also gaiety