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aspidistra

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

aspidistra(n = noun.plant) aspidistra elatio, bar-room plant, cast-iron plant - evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant; Array

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

is a member of genus aspidistra

aspidistra, n.

an evergreen perennial (Aspidistra elatio) with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant. [WordNet 1.5]

aspidistra, n. a foliage plant of the genus Aspidistra, with broad tapering leaves, often grown as a house-plant.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk aspis -idos shield (from the shape of the leaves)

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