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calathea

See also: Calathea

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Etymology

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From the genus name.

Noun

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calathea (plural calatheas)

  1. (botany) Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.
    • 2023, R. F. Kuang, Yellowface, The Borough Press, page 11:
      Even the plants look expensive. A humidifier hisses beneath her calatheas.

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