caladium

ca·la·di·um

C0023400 (kə-lā′dē-əm)n. Any of various tropical American plants of the genus Caladium widely cultivated for their ornamental foliage, variously patterned in white, green, pink, or red.

[New Latin Caladium, genus name, from Malay keladi, an aroid.]

caladium

(kəˈleɪdɪəm) n (Plants) any of various tropical plants of the aroid genus Caladium, which are widely cultivated as potted plants for their colourful variegated foliage[C19: from New Latin, from Malay kěladi araceous plant]

ca•la•di•um

(kəˈleɪ di əm)

n. any of several tropical American plants of the genus Caladium, of the arum family, cultivated for their variegated, colorful leaves. [1835–45; < New Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun

caladium - any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or redaroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathegenus Caladium - small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leavesCaladium bicolor - most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century

caladium

(kəlā`dēəm): see arumarum,
common name for the Araceae, a plant family mainly composed of species of herbaceous terrestrial and epiphytic plants found in moist to wet habitats of the tropics and subtropics; some are native to temperate zones.
..... Click the link for more information. .

Caladium

a genus of plants of the family Araceae. They are perennial herbs with a tuberous rhizome and sagittate or oblong leaves. The flowers are unisexual, without a perianth, and are gathered into a spadix (with pistillate flowers at the base, stami-nate flowers higher up, and a sterile part of the spadix above them), which is surrounded by a convolute white spathe. The fruit is a berry with several seeds. There are approximately 15 species, which grow in the rain forests of tropical America. Some species (for example, C. bicolor, C. marmoratum, and C. pic-turatum) are cultivated and have given rise to many horticultural varieties with different leaf shapes and colors.

caladium

ca·la·di·um

caladium

ca•la•di•um

caladium

caladium

Caladium

caladium

Words related to caladium

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

Related Words