phil·o·den·dron (f l  -d n drn)n. pl. phil·o·den·drons or phil·o·den·dra (-dr ) Any of various climbing tropical American plants of the genus Philodendron, many of which are cultivated as houseplants. [New Latin Philodendron, genus name, from Greek, neuter of philodendros, fond of trees (from the fact that in its tropical American habitat it twines around trees) : philo-, philo- + dendron, tree; see deru- in Indo-European roots.] |   |
philodendron [ˌfɪləˈdɛndrən]
n pl -drons, -dra [-drə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any aroid evergreen climbing plant of the tropical American genus Philodendron: cultivated as house plants
[New Latin from Greek: lover of trees]
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| Noun | 1. |  philodendron - often grown as a houseplant genus Philodendron - any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves liana - a woody climbing usually tropical plant |
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