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caladium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: arum, aroid

Narrower terms: Caladium bicolor

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Caladium.

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Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: caladium — any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants
  • Portuguese: caládio — any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants