CALADIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caladium mean? 

• CALADIUM (noun)
  The noun CALADIUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CALADIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALADIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("caladium" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caladium"):

Caladium bicolor (most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century)

Holonyms ("caladium" is a member of...):

genus Caladium (small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves)