a·ra·li·a ( -r  l -, -rly)n. Any of several plants in the genera Aralia and Polyscias, cultivated as ornamentals. [New Latin Aralia, genus name.] |
aralia [əˈreɪlɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any plant of the genus Aralia of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. The greenhouse and house plant generally known as aralia is Schefflera elegantissima of a related genus, grown for its decorative evergreen foliage: family Araliaceae
[New Latin, of uncertain origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  aralia - any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowersgenus Aralia - type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club ligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems |
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