CALADIUM

caladium

(noun) any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

caladium (plural caladiums)

Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*la"di*um, n. Etym: [NL.]

Definition: A genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often curiously blotched with white and red), and others (in Polynesia) for food.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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