kəˈlādēəm noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Malay kĕladi, any of a number of aroids including taro
1. capitalized : a small genus of tropical American plants (family Araceae) with variously colored usually peltate arrow-shaped leaves and a boat-shaped spathe
2. -s : any plant of the genus Caladium (as C. bicolor often cultivated as a pot plant for its foliage)