"caladium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caladiums [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Caladium. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Caladium}} translingual Caladium Head templates: {{en-noun}} caladium (plural caladiums)
  1. Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor. Translations (any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants): caladium [masculine] (French), caládio [masculine] (Portuguese)

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