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BEGONIA COCCHINEA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Begonia cocchinea mean?

• BEGONIA COCCHINEA (noun)
The noun BEGONIA COCCHINEA has 1 sense:

1. South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers

Familiarity information: BEGONIA COCCHINEA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BEGONIA COCCHINEA (noun)

Sense 1

Begonia cocchinea ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

angel-wing begonia; Begonia cocchinea

Hypernyms ("Begonia cocchinea" is a kind of...):

begonia (any 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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