HyperDic: genus_alocasia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Alocasia:
NOUNplantgenus Alocasiatropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix
English > genus Alocasia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix.
Member ofAraceae, family Araceae, arum familyanthurium
Membersalocasia, elephant's ear, elephant earAny plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishgenus alocasia
Catalangenus alocasia

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