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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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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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