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scindapsus

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scindapsus [sɪnˈdæpsəs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the tropical Asiatic climbing genus Scindapsus, typically stem rooting, esp S. aureus and S. pictus, grown as greenhouse or house plants for their leathery heart-shaped variegated leaves: family Araceae
[New Latin, from Greek skindapsos an ivy-like plant]
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Noun1.Scindapsus - evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil
genus Pothos, genus Scindapsus
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Araceae, arum family, family Araceae - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
pothos - any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus
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