PHILODENDRON


Meaning of PHILODENDRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfi-lə-ˈden-drən ]

noun

( plural -drons also phil·o·den·dra -drə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, neuter of philodendros loving trees, from phil- + dendron tree — more at dendr-

Date: 1877

: any of various aroid plants (as of the genus Philodendron ) that are cultivated for their showy foliage

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