ASPIDISTRA


Meaning of ASPIDISTRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌas-pə-ˈdis-trə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek aspid-, aspis shield

Date: 1822

: an Asian plant ( Aspidistra elatior ) of the lily family that has large pointed basal leaves and is often grown as a foliage plant

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