Begoniaceae

/bɪɡoʊniˈeɪsiː/ noun

The scientific family name for all begonia plants, used in botanical classification.

From begonia + -aceae (Latin suffix for plant families, meaning 'belonging to'). Following the binomial nomenclature system created by Carl Linnaeus for organizing living things.

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