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Definition of adenium
adenium
/əˈdiːniəm/
a · de · ni · um
Plural:adeniums
adenium Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
12
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
Syllables
4
• noun
1
Any succulent flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Adenium in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to tropical and subtropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, widely cultivated as an ornamental plant (especially the desert rose, Adenium obesum) for its swollen caudex and showy, trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, red, and white.
• Rhymes for adenium
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Adenium. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/adenium