begonia vs wax begonia

wax begonia vs begonia

begonia and wax begonia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
begonia	Yes	No	No	No
wax begonia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wax begonia is a hyponym of begonia; that is, wax begonia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than begonia:

begonia: any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
wax begonia: hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant

Other hyponyms of begonia include fibrous-rooted begonia, tuberous begonia, rhizomatous begonia, Begonia cheimantha, blooming-fool begonia, Christmas begonia, angel-wing begonia, Begonia cocchinea, Begonia dregei, grape-leaf begonia, maple-leaf begonia, beefsteak begonia, Begonia erythrophylla, Begonia feastii, kidney begonia, Begonia heracleifolia, star-leaf begonia, star begonia, beefsteak geranium, Begonia rex, king begonia, painted-leaf begonia, rex begonia, Begonia semperflorens, Begonia socotrana, Socotra begonia.

begonia (noun)	wax begonia (noun)
any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes	hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant

Difference between begonia and wax begonia

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