aspidistra
aspidistra · aspidistras
аспидистра
Any of several Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small…Any of several Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant.
аспиди́страaspidístra
More definitions
- evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
plant of Aspidistra:
Origin
Borrowed from taxonomic name Aspidistra, coined by English botanist John Bellenden Ker inBorrowed from taxonomic name Aspidistra, coined by English botanist John Bellenden Ker in 1822 from a blend of Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + taxonomic name Tupistra (“a sister genus”).
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Forms
plural: aspidistras| Singular | aspidistra |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant:cast-iron plantbar-room plantAspidistra elatio