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ca·la·dium (kə lā′dē əm)
noun
any of a genus (Caladium, esp. C. bicolor) of tropical American plants of the arum family, grown for ornament because of their brilliantly colored, variegated leaves
Etymology: ModL < Malay kélādy, kind of plant
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