# begonia

> English word · Noun · IPA /bəˈɡəʊniː.ə/ · frequency rank #81,153

## Definitions
1. Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Begonia (genus of plants), named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/begonia