Definitions for kalanchoeˌkæl ənˈkoʊ i, ˈkæl ənˌtʃoʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

kal•an•cho•eˌkæl ənˈkoʊ i, ˈkæl ənˌtʃoʊ(n.)(pl.)-cho•es.

  1. any of several succulent plants or shrubs of the genus Kalanchoe, of the stonecrop family, having small red flowers.

    Category: Plants

Origin of kalanchoe:

1820–30; < NL (1763)

Wiktionary

  1. kalanchoe(Noun)

    Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants.

  2. Origin: From the genus name.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Kalanchoe

    A plant genus of the family CRASSULACEAE. Members contain bryophyllins (also called bryotoxins) which are bufadienolides (BUFANOLIDES) that have insecticidal activity.


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