ˌkalənˈkōē, kəˈlaŋkə(ˌ)wē noun
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps from Chinese (Cant) kaaì laān ts'oi, a brassica, from kaaì mustard plant + laān, an orchid + ts'oi vegetables, food
1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly African and Australian tropical herbs or shrubs (family Crassulaceae) having a four-parted calyx and including numerous forms cultivated as ornamentals
2. -s : any plant of the genus Kalanchoe