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alocasia

alocasia noun: any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves.

alocasia: any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped...
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Noun

alocasia (plural alocasias)

  1. Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves.

Forms of alocasia

pluralalocasias

Origin of alocasia

From the genus name taxonomic name Alocasia.

Questions about alocasia

What does alocasia mean?
Alocasia means any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves.
What part of speech is alocasia?
Alocasia is a noun.
What is the plural of alocasia?
The plural of alocasia is alocasias.

Words near alocasia in the dictionary

  1. Aloads
  2. aloan
  3. alobar
  4. Alobo
  5. ALOC
  6. alocasia
  7. alocasias
  8. alod
  9. alodia
  10. alodial
  11. alodialism

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