GENUS CALADIUM

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Meaning:

Small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Caladium" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "genus Caladium"):

caladium (any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red)

Holonyms ("genus Caladium" is a member of...):

Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)

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