caladium
— Noun
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~ any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red
Caladium bicolor
— Noun
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~ most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century
calais
— Noun
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~ a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
calamari
— Noun
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~ (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
calamary
— Noun
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~ (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
calamine
— Noun
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~ a white mineral; a common ore of zinc
calamint
— Noun
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~ perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America
calamitous
— Adjective
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~ (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error"
calamity
— Noun
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~ an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
Calamus australis
— Noun
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~ tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia
calamus
— Noun
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~ the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
calamus
— Noun
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~ perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
calamus
— Noun
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~ the hollow spine of a feather
calamus
— Noun
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~ any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
calan
— Noun
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~ a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine
calando
— Adjective
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~ (music) gradually decreasing in tempo and volume