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Definition of Alocasia
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.
Generic synonyms: Aroid, Arum
Group relationships: Genus Alocasia
Specialized synonyms: Alocasia Macrorrhiza, Giant Taro
Definition of Alocasia
1. Noun. Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus ''Alocasia'', having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alocasia
Literary usage of Alocasia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"... especially in the ends of the branches; in alocasia, Dracunculus, Caladium
esculentum the system of vascular bundles forms 'a complicated net, ..."
2. The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits by Robert Hogg (1866)
"Veitch showing against it the very distinct Begonia boliviensis. The best new
foliage plant not previously shown was a very handsome Indian alocasia with ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Differs from alocasia and Caladium in floral characters: spadix terminating in a
... C. odorata (which is an alocasia) has very large, thick stems, ..."
4. Trukese-English Dictionary =: Pwpwuken Tettenin Fóós, Chuuk-Ingenes by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1990)
"variety of alocasia taro. kkd(nu.): elephant-ear dry-land taro dryland taro (alocasia).
... a variety of kkd taro aloft (alocasia) with dark leaves. ..."
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