kal|an|cho|e

kal|an|cho|e
kal|an|cho|e «KAL an KOH ee», noun.
any one of a genus of tropical, chiefly African plants of the same family as the stonecrop, with thick, fleshy leaves and stems and bright yellow, purple, or scarlet blossoms.
[< New Latin Kalanchoe the genus name, apparently < the Chinese name]

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