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marasmus

[muh-raz-muhs] / məˈræz məs /
NOUN
emaciation
Synonyms
STRONG
anorexia atrophy attenuation boniness consumption malnutrition skinniness starvation tabes thinness undernourishment wasting withering
WEAK
haggardness wasting away

Example Sentences

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The shop is thriving with heart-shaped caladiums, tropical marantas and soft-pink syngoniums.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2022

Some other varieties Mirandé said are easy are monsteras and marantas.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2022

There were many large-leafed tropical plants somewhat resembling the heliconias and marantas of tropical America.

From Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines by Walker, H. Wilfrid

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