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calathea

calathea

Meaning of calathea

English

a tropical ornamental houseplant grown for its decorative leaves

Русский

тропическое декоративное комнатное растение с красивыми листьями

calathea

Pronunciation

British English
/kæləˈθiːə/
American English
/ˌkæləˈθiə/

calathea with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом calathea

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

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Сочетания и примеры

  • calathea plantрастение калатея
  • calathea leavesлистья калатеи
  • calathea potгоршок с калатеей
  • calathea careуход за калатеей
  • calathea growthрост калатеи

calathea usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The calathea folds its leaves at night.

Калатея складывает листья ночью.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

I mist the calathea every morning.

Я опрыскиваю калатею каждое утро.

calathea synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between calathea, prayer plant, and maranta

P
🇬🇧English
prayer plant

popular name; strictly it is Maranta, loosely also calathea

B2often

ENMany people call the patterned houseplants 'prayer plants' regardless of the exact genus.

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M
🇬🇧English
maranta

a closely related genus, often confused with calathea

B2rare word

ENMaranta are often called prayer plants because their leaves fold at night.

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What does calathea mean?

a tropical ornamental houseplant grown for its decorative leaves

How do you pronounce calathea?

calathea is pronounced [kæləˈθiːə].

How is calathea used in a sentence?

Калатея складывает листья ночью. Translation: The calathea folds its leaves at night.

Is calathea part of Houseplants vocabulary?

Yes, calathea can be learned in the Houseplants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is calathea part of Plants vocabulary?

Yes, calathea can be learned in the Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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