begonia family


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Noun1.begonia family - monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially Americabegonia family - monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
Begoniaceae, family Begoniaceae
dilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Hypericales, order Hypericales, order Parietales, Parietales - a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae
genus Begonia - large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated
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An example is a member of the begonia family such as the Begonia elnidoensis found in El Nido, Palawan.
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It is a large group within the begonia family called fibrous begonias, known botanically as Begonia semperflorens ("always flowering'').
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At an annual flower show featuring ''Kimjongilia,'' a red flower of the begonia family named after the late leader, flowers are displayed with miniature models of the "Unha-3" and "Unha-9" rockets.
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''I'm very sorry that we have to present these flowers at the altar of General Secretary (of the Workers' Party of Korea) Kim Jong Il,'' said Kim Ryo Won, a guide at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall where an annual flower show featuring ''Kimjongilia,'' a red flower of the begonia family named after the late leader, is taking place.
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