Meaning

1 senses
  1. A tropical Brazilian plant related to arrowroot, Maranta leuconeura, grown as a houseplant for its attractive foliage.

Origin

The way the leaves close and raise upward at night is said to be reminiscent of hands in p

The way the leaves close and raise upward at night is said to be reminiscent of hands in prayer

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Forms

plural: prayer plants
Singularprayer plant
Pluralprayer plants

regular

See also

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