calathea

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noun

Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.

Origintranslingual Calathea →
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Meanings

nouncalathea (plural calatheas)

plural calatheas

  1. biologyAny of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.

    Even the plants look expensive. A humidifier hisses beneath her calatheas.

    2023, R. F. Kuang, Yellowface, The Borough Press, page 11

Origin

  1. translingualCalathea
  2. Englishcalathea

Borrowed from translingual Calathea.

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Translations

Finnish maija
  • maijaplant
Russian кала́тея
  • кала́тея (kaláteja)plant
Cite this entry
APA

calathea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calathea

MLA

“calathea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calathea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calathea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calathea.

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