Definition of Begonia socotrana

1. Noun. Semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen.

Exact synonyms: Socotra Begonia
Generic synonyms: Begonia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Begonia Socotrana

Beethoven
Beethovenian
Beetlejuice
Beevor's sign
Begbie's disease
Begin
Begonia cheimantha
Begonia cocchinea
Begonia dregei
Begonia erythrophylla
Begonia feastii
Begonia heracleifolia
Begonia rex
Begonia semperflorens
Begonia socotrana (current term)
Begonia tuberhybrida
Begoniaceae
Beguez Cesar disease
Begum
Behcet
Behmen
Behmenism
Behr
Behr's disease
Behr's syndrome
Behrens
Behring

Literary usage of Begonia socotrana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gardening (1905)
"They are undoubtedly the result oi the aforesaid cross,—Begonia socotrana and various tuberous varieties. Mr. Featherstone says: "Their cultural ..."

2. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branchesby Esther Baldwin York by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"The most valuable of these at the present time is Begonia socotrana, which has practically revolutionised the cultivation of the Begonia, ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1900)
"The Begonia socotrana brought home by Balfour's expedition is now in general culture in Europe, and, as the parent of an entirely new race, ..."

4. Paxton's Flower Garden by Sir Joseph Paxton, John Lindley, Thomas Baines (1882)
"... propagated in spring, and afterwards will do in the open air through the summer, with additional pot-room as required. Begonia socotrana. Sir JD Hooker. ..."

5. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1902)
"Hr. Lemoine bewies ihm in diesem Sommer, dass die Kreuzung von Begonia socotrana mit B. Dregei, aus der Lemoine seine Gloire de Lorraine erhalten, ..."

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