CALADIUM


Meaning of CALADIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈlā-dē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Malay kěladi, an aroid plant

Date: 1881

: any of a genus ( Caladium and especially C. bicolor ) of tropical American plants of the arum family widely cultivated for their showy variably colored leaves

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