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kalanchoe

kal·an·cho·e
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kal-uh n-koh-ee, kuh-lang-koh-ee, kal-uh n-choh, kuh-lan-choh]
    • /ˌkæl ənˈkoʊ i, kəˈlæŋ koʊ i, ˈkæl ənˌtʃoʊ, kəˈlæn tʃoʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kal-uh n-koh-ee, kuh-lang-koh-ee, kal-uh n-choh, kuh-lan-choh]
    • /ˌkæl ənˈkoʊ i, kəˈlæŋ koʊ i, ˈkæl ənˌtʃoʊ, kəˈlæn tʃoʊ/

Definitions of kalanchoe word

  • noun kalanchoe any of several chiefly African and Asian succulent plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Kalanchoe, of the stonecrop family, having mostly opposite leaves and branching clusters of flowers. 1
  • noun kalanchoe A tropical succulent plant with clusters of tubular flowers, sometimes producing miniature plants along the edges of the leaves and grown as an indoor or greenhouse plant. 1
  • noun kalanchoe any plant of the tropical succulent genus Kalanchoe, grown as pot plants for their small brightly coloured flowers, sometimes scented, and their dark shiny leaves: family Crassulaceae 0
  • noun kalanchoe any of a genus (Kalanchoe) of succulent perennial plants of the orpine family; esp., a species (K. blossfeldiana) with small red flowers that can be induced to bloom in December for Christmas 0
  • noun kalanchoe Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants. 0
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Origin of kalanchoe

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Kalanchoe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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kalanchoe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • air plant

    an epiphyte, esp an orchid of the large Old World tropical genus Aerides, grown for its white scented flowers spotted with red, purple, or rose, or a bromeliad, esp of the genus Tillandsia

  • bryophyllum

    a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae with the ability to produce plantlets on their leaves or floral stems

  • panda plant

    a succulent perennial shrub, Kalanchoe tomentosa, of Madagascar, having oblate leaves with gray fuzz and brown blotches on the edges.

  • plantlet

    a little plant, as one produced on the leaf margins of a kalanchoe or the aerial stems of a spider plant.

  • stonecrop family

    the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
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