Definitions for Caladium

Caladium ca·la·di·um

Spelling: [kuh-ley-dee-uh m]
IPA: /kəˈleɪ di əm/

Caladium is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 219 anagrams from letters in Caladium (aacdilmu).

Definitions for Caladium

noun

  1. any of several tropical American plants of the genus Caladium, of the arum family, cultivated for their variegated, colorful leaves.

Origin of Caladium

1835-45; New Latin: orig. coined as genus name for taro on basis of Malay kəladi (spelling keladi) araceous plant; see -ium

Examples for Caladium

Their food consists principally of batata, besides some gabi (caladium).

Lastly, how are we to account for the beauty of autumnal tints in woods, or coloured leaves in plants such as the caladium?

I stood in the fountain court, leaning against a column and listening to the spray as it blew over on to the caladium leaves.

caladium, or Elephant's Ears, should be lifted without disturbing the stem or leaves.

The hoactzin, Opisthocomus, feeds to a great extent upon the leaves of the aroid Montrichardia or caladium arborescens.

Word Value for Caladium
Scrable

13

Words with friends

17

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