schefflera

schef·fler·a

 (shĕf-lîr′ə, -lĕr′ə, shĕf′lər-ə)

n.

Any of various evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Schefflera, having palmately compound leaves. Several species are cultivated as houseplants. Also called umbrella tree.

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[New Latin Schefflera, genus name, after Jacob Christoph Scheffler, (1698-1742), German botanist and physician.]

schefflera

(ˈʃɛflərə)

n

(Plants) any tropical tree or shrub in the genus Schefflera known for its compound leaves and flower clusters

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Schefflera - large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage genus Schefflera rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Araliaceae, family Araliaceae, ivy family - mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera Brassaia actinophylla, Schefflera actinophylla, umbrella tree - erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves