Main Entry: ka·lan·choe

Pronunciation: \ˌka-lən-ˈkō-ē also kə-ˈlaŋ-kə-(ˌ)wē or ˈka-lən-ˌchō\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1830

: any of a genus (Kalanchoe) of chiefly African tropical succulent herbs or shrubs of the orpine family often cultivated as ornamentals —called also bryophyllum