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cle•ro•den•drum
(klēr′ə den′drəm, kler′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologyany of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
- Neo-Latin (Linnaeus), equivalent. to Greek klēro- (combining form of klêros lot, chance) + déndron tree; allegedly so named in reference to the varying uses of its species, some being medicinal, some poisonous