be‧go‧ni‧a /bɪˈɡəʊniə $ -ˈɡoʊ-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: from Michel Bégon (1638-1710), French governor of Santo Domingo, who discovered the plant]
a plant with yellow, pink, red, or white flowers
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