Definition of Begonia dregei

1. Noun. Tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Grape-leaf Begonia, Maple-leaf Begonia
Generic synonyms: Begonia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Begonia Dregei

Beer's knife
Beer's law
Beerbohm
Beerbohmian
Beerman
Beervana
Beethoven
Beethovenian
Beetlejuice
Beevor's sign
Begbie's disease
Begin
Begonia cheimantha
Begonia cocchinea
Begonia dregei (current term)
Begonia erythrophylla
Begonia feastii
Begonia heracleifolia
Begonia rex
Begonia semperflorens
Begonia socotrana
Begonia tuberhybrida
Begoniaceae
Beguez Cesar disease
Begum
Behcet
Behmen

Literary usage of Begonia dregei

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

1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Horticultural Society of London (1846)
"It was introduced through France from Algiers. Begonia dregei, a Cape plant, covered with a profusion of white flowers ..."

2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1862)
"The little begonia Dregei grows from cuttings most easily, and is a charming little plant, in most constant beauty. This does remarkably well in cocoa-nut ..."

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