a genus of aquatic plants named in honor of queen victoria.  the victoria regia is a native of guiana and brazil. its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet.-a kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front.-an asteroid discovered by hind in 1850; -- called also clio.