calathea
nounHow to pronounce calathea:
Definition of calathea:
- calathea (noun):
- a genus of chiefly tropical american herbs (family marantaceae) having showily marked basal leaves and small flowers in clusters on short stems and used as foliage plants
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- bulldozer
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- brigitte
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- bourgeois
- boulevard
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- botanic
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- bogota
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