CEFR B2

caladium

noun

Meaning

caladium means any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses caladium to mean any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar....
The teacher asked students to find caladium in the reading.

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caladium (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses caladium to mean any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar....
The teacher asked students to find caladium in the reading.
Check the words around caladium to choose the right meaning.

How to Use caladium

a/the caladium (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a caladium."
caladium in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked caladium in context before translating it."

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