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alocasia

/ ˌæləˈkeɪʃə /

noun

  1. any of various tropical plants of the genus Alocasia See aroid


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alocasia1

New Latin from Greek kolokāsiā lotus root

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Example Sentences

Edible but itchy root, grown as ornamental and wild: Alocasia macrorrhiza.

A new plant, modelled like the Caladiums, the Alocasia Metallica, excited him even more.

The alae replied: “It is in the leaf of the a-pe plant” (Alocasia macrorrhiza).

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