caladium
caladium noun: any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
Noun
caladium (plural caladiums)
- Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
- The vegetation was most luxuriant, comprising enormous forest trees, as well as a variety of ferns, caladiums, and other undergrowth, and abundance of climbing rattan palms.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 37
- And everywhere Dominican girls in tight-fitting rayon hung heavy in doorways lined with caladium.1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 46
caladium meaning in Tamil
caladium in Tamil
- காட்டு சேம்பு, சீமைக் கிழங்கு
Forms of caladium
| plural | caladiums |
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Origin of caladium
Borrowed from translingual Caladium.
Questions about caladium
- What does caladium mean?
- Caladium means any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
- What is caladium in Tamil?
- Caladium in Tamil is காட்டு சேம்பு, சீமைக் கிழங்கு. See Caladium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is caladium?
- Caladium is a noun.
- What is the plural of caladium?
- The plural of caladium is caladiums.
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