genus caladium

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

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofAraceae

Questions about genus caladium

What does genus caladium mean?

genus caladium means "small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves".

Is genus caladium a common word?

genus caladium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.