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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALADIUM

From New Latin, from Malay kěladi araceous plant.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CALADIUM

caladium  [kəˈleɪdɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALADIUM

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Caladium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALADIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

caladium

Caladium

Caladium /kəˈleɪdiəm/ is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. They are often known by the common name elephant ear, Heart of Jesus, and Angel Wings. There are over 1000 named cultivars of Caladium bicolor from the original South American plant. The genus Caladium includes seven species that are indigenous to Brazil and to neighboring areas of South America and Central America. They grow in open areas of the forest and on the banks of rivers and go dormant during the dry season. The wild plants grow to 15–35 inches tall, with leaves mostly 6-18 inches long and broad.

Definition of caladium in the English dictionary

The definition of caladium in the dictionary is any of various tropical plants of the aroid genus Caladium, which are widely cultivated as potted plants for their colourful variegated foliage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALADIUM


ascidium
əˈsɪdɪəm
aspidium
æsˈpɪdɪəm
clostridium
klɒˈstrɪdɪəm
conidium
kəʊˈnɪdɪəm
cryptosporidium
ˌkrɪptəʊspɔːˈrɪdɪəm
cymbidium
sɪmˈbɪdɪəm
idiom
ˈɪdɪəm
iridium
aɪˈrɪdɪəm
oidium
əʊˈɪdɪəm
oncidium
ɒnˈsɪdɪəm
palladium
pəˈleɪdɪəm
peridium
pəˈrɪdɪəm
platiniridium
ˌplætɪnɪˈrɪdɪəm
praesidium
prɪˈsɪdɪəm
presidium
prɪˈsɪdɪəm
pygidium
paɪˈdʒɪdɪəm
radium
ˈreɪdɪəm
rubidium
ruːˈbɪdɪəm
stadium
ˈsteɪdɪəm
vanadium
vəˈneɪdɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALADIUM

calabash
calabash nutmeg
calabash tree
calabaza
calabogus
calaboose
calabrese
Calabria
Calabrian
Calais
calaloo
calalu
calamanco
calamander
calamar
calamari
calamata olive
calami
calamine
calamine lotion

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALADIUM

compendium
contrast medium
culture medium
cypripedium
desmodium
disodium
indium
intermedium
interstellar medium
medium
myocardium
pericardium
plasmodium
podium
praeludium
rhodium
sodium
sports stadium
tedium
unnilquadium

Synonyms and antonyms of caladium in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «caladium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALADIUM

Find out the translation of caladium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of caladium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «caladium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贝母
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caladium
570 millions of speakers

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caladium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

caladium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

caladium
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

каладиум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Caladium
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

caladium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caladium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Caladium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

caladium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニシキイモ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

caladium
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Caladium
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Caladium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீமைக் கிழங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅलॅडियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

caladium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Caladium
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

caladium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каладиум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Caladium
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

caladium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Caladium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

caladium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Caladium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of caladium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALADIUM»

The term «caladium» is regularly used and occupies the 60.732 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALADIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «caladium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «caladium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about caladium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALADIUM»

Discover the use of caladium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caladium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
robustum Jonker; Caladium bicolor fo. rubicundum (Engl.) Stehlé; Caladium bicolor f. splendens (K. Koch & Fint.) Engl.; Caladium bicolor fo. surinamense ( Miq.) Stehlé; Caladium bicolor fo. vellozianum Engl.; Caladium bicolor f. vellozianum ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
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Caladium
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Caladium ( /k le di m/) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The International Horticultural Exhibition, and Botanical ...
(A. Goodwin, grrdener.) [Ut Prist.] Caladium bicolor splen dens. Caladium Belleymei. Caladium Brongniartii. Caladium Chantinii. Caladium Houllettii. Caladium mirabile. Caladium picturatum Caladium pcecile. Messrs. Arthur Henderson & Co.
International Horticultural Exhibition, 1866 (LONDON), Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)., 1866
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Disaster Risk Management in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift
Caladium andreanum Caladium aturense Caladium bicolor Caladium coerulescens Caladium humboldtii Caladium lindenii Caladium macrotites Caladium marmoratum Caladium paradoxum Caladium picturatum Caladium schomburgkii ...
Bola Ayeni, Olusegun E. Ojo, 2006
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Bulbous Plants: Biotechnology
Caladium lindenii and other caladium species and the potential need to reclassify this species as a new genus, the most likely origin of cultivated caladiums (Caladium × hortulanum), etc. It is expected that molecular markers will be utilized a ...
Kishan Gopal Ramawat, Jean-Michel Merillon, 2013
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Select Your Doses & Potency
CALADIUM. SEGUINUM. (American Arum; Arum Seguinum— Dumb Cane) 1. Third to sixth attenuation. (WB) 2. 3rd to 30th. (KNM) 3. Bears repetition well. ( KNM) 4. Allen recommends the 3rd, 6th and 30th potency. 5. Hahnemann used 24th.
P. S. Rawat, 2002
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
Pinnatifid Caladium. Willd. n. 2. (Arum pinnatifidum ; Jacq. Hort. Schoenbr. v. 2. 31. t. I87.)---Stem none. Leaves pinnatifid-Native of woods at the Caraccas, where this large species grows on rocks and trees. The leaves are two feet long, and ...
Abraham Rees, 1819
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Aubergine Embers
Prince Caladium shook his head faintly, “Just call me Caladium, please.” He stepped with him through the door. He glanced around the entry room then looked at Daviel. “How are you all holding up?” Daviel opened his mouth to speak.
Kimberly Vogel, 2011
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Florida Gardener's Guide
Caladium. Caladium. ×. hortulanum. Rosy-pink with dark-pink spots; white with wine-colored spots; green veins on white; rosy-red outlined in white, separating into little islands of red against a sea of green . . . these are the Caladiums.
Tom MacCubbin, Georgia B. Tasker, 2002
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Texas Getting Started Garden Guide: Grow the Best Flowers, ...
Caladium. Caladium. bico/or. Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Summer, leaves with white, pink, and red markings Mature Heightx Spread 12 to 16 in.x 12to 24 in . Botanical Pronunciation kah-LAY-dee-um BYE-cull-ur \\|'/ /,l\\ aladium was first ...
Mary Irish, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALADIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term caladium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Three C's of summer foliage color
Florida produces more caladium bulbs that anywhere else in the world. Lake Placid is the caladium capital of the world. Gardeners need to ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Time to harvest last of the tomatoes
Deadhead the zinnias to keep them in a bloom mode. In the shade, begonias, pentas, caladium and coleus should continue to perform well as ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
3
Deadhead flower beds, sharpen mower blades and more: This …
In part-shade, plant caladium, impatiens, begonia, torenia and coleus. Small, yellow aphids on your butterfly weed or milkweed (Asclepias ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Time to catch up on planting, fertilizing
Tropicals including allamanda, amaranth, bougainvillea, caladium, clerodendrum, copper plant, croton, desert rose, hibiscus, lantana, ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Garden Guilds ends its year with plant exchange
Brenda Simon also discussed her Caladium, while Margaret Ryals talked about the Bromeliad she brought. Susan Lewis discussed her ... «The Daily News, Jul 15»
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Shade Gardens
Caladium bulbs are also a great choice for the shade garden. These warm weather bulbs come in many different color combinations and variations. They are ... «Columbiametro, Jun 15»
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Police Report for June 30
The woman from East Chestnut approached the woman again and found that she had at least six Caladium plants that looked like they'd been ... «Gadsden Times, Jun 15»
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Gardening: Planting bulbs
An example of a tuber is a caladium. Tuberous roots, such as dahlia, are true roots and lack nodes and internodes. Buds are present only at the ... «Naples Daily News, Jun 15»
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Caladiums create luminescent magic in the shade
blog 35 caladium 6 One quick fix in my shade garden to add instant color is planting caladiums, grown for their foliage. There are a plethora of ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
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Tips for dealing with downy mildew on impatiens
Some good choices include begonias, coleus, browalia, fushsia, hypoestes (polk-a-dot plant), caladium, New Guinea impatiens, oxalis, perillia, ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jun 15»

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