genus caladium

English Thesaurus

1. small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	liliopsid genus, monocot genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	caladium,
definition	:	any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	araceae, arum family, family araceae,
definition	:	anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron (noun.plant)