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caladium

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caladium /kəˈleɪdiəm /
▸ noun
(plural caladiums)
a tropical South American plant of the arum family, which is cultivated for its brilliantly coloured ornamental foliage.
Genus Caladium, family Araceae.
– ORIGIN modern Latin, from Malay keladi.