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Codiaeum variegatum

Codiaeum variegatum

9.9
A shrub often grown as a houseplant with bright, multicolored leaves
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Codiaeum variegatum
  • Many people choose Codiaeum variegatum for its vibrant, multicolored leaves to brighten their living rooms.

Examples

  • She placed a potted Codiaeum variegatum near the window to make the most of the sunlight.

  • Gardeners appreciate Codiaeum variegatum for its tolerance of indoor conditions and striking appearance.

  • The Codiaeum variegatum is a popular houseplant.

  • I bought a Codiaeum variegatum for my living room.

  • Many people choose Codiaeum variegatum for its vibrant, multicolored leaves to brighten their living rooms.

  • She placed a potted Codiaeum variegatum near the window to make the most of the sunlight.

  • Gardeners appreciate Codiaeum variegatum for its tolerance of indoor conditions and striking appearance.

Synonyms

croton
vsCodiaeum variegatum
8.1

A tropical plant with bright patterned leaves often grown indoors to decorate rooms

is a single species cultivated in many colorful leaf varieties
Codiaeum
vsCodiaeum variegatum
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from warm countries that stays green and has thick colorful leaves used for decoration

is one specific species within that genus grown for variegated foliage

Surface Forms

Codiaeum variegatum singular
Codiaea variegata plural

Morphology

Codiaeum + variegatum

This is a Latin taxonomic name combining a genus (Codiaeum) with a Latin epithet (variegatum), where the epithet corresponds to English 'variegated' (multi-coloured leaves). The structure therefore partly reveals the meaning (a Codiaeum with variegated foliage), but because it uses technical/Latin morphology and one constituent is not a common English word, the sense is only partly predictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Codiaeum variegatum comes from botanical Latin. The second word variegatum means 'varied' or 'many-coloured', so the name literally points to a Codiaeum with bright, mixed-colour leaves — the exact reason people grow it for its colourful foliage.