"caladium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caladiums [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} caladium (plural caladiums)
  1. Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor. Categories (lifeform): Arum family plants Translations (any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants): caládio [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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