kalanchoe
[ 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 /
noun
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.
Origin of kalanchoe
Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1820–30
Words nearby kalanchoe
kalakh,
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kalamata olive,
kalamazoo,
kalambo falls,
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kalat,
kalathos,
kalb,
kale
British Dictionary definitions for kalanchoe
kalanchoe
/ (ˌkælənˈkəʊɪ) /
noun
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
Word Origin for kalanchoe
New Latin, from the Chinese name of one of the species