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ALOCASIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
Synonyms:
alocasia; elephant's ear; elephant ear
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("alocasia" is a kind of...):
aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alocasia"):
Alocasia macrorrhiza; giant taro (large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental)
Holonyms ("alocasia" is a member of...):
genus Alocasia (tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix)
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