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One of Aphrodite's erotes, brother to Himeros and Eros.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any plant in the genus Pothos; a genus of plants consisting of subtropical and tropical, climbing, flowering vines, indigenous to the environs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: golden pothos, ivy arum, Epipremnum aureum, Scindapsus aureus
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Broader terms: liana
noun
any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: liana
History
From translingual Pothos, the genus name. The similarity to Ancient Greek Πόθος (Póthos), the name of one of Aphrodite's erotes who was said to carry a vine (from πόθος (póthos, “yearning, desire”)) is noted; however, other references give the origin as Sinhalese පෝටා වැල් (pōṭā wæl).
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