any of various tropical plants of the aroid genus Caladium, which are widely cultivated as potted plants for their colourful variegated foliage
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from Malay kěladi araceous plant
caladium in American English
(kəˈleɪdiəm)
noun
any of a genus (Caladium, esp. C. bicolor) of tropical American plants of the arum family, grown for ornament because of their brilliantly colored, variegated leaves