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noun
Any of several Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cast-iron plant, bar-room plant, Aspidistra elatio
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Borrowed 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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