Noun: Begonia rex
- Any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
"The Begonia rex displayed stunning metallic patterns on its leaves";
- rex begonia, king begonia, painted-leaf begonia, beefsteak geranium
Type of: begonia
Encyclopedia: Begonia rex