Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caladium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: cal-a-di-um
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.

Example Sentences

"The vegetation was most luxuriant, comprising enormous forest trees, as well as a variety of ferns, caladiums, and other undergrowth, and abundance of climbing rattan palms."
"And everywhere Dominican girls in tight-fitting rayon hung heavy in doorways lined with caladium."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Caladium.

Word Breakdown

Root: Caladium

Inflected Forms

caladiums (plural)

Questions

What does caladium mean?: Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
Where does caladium come from?: Borrowed from translingual Caladium.

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