philodendron

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Elephant ear philodendron, Philodendron domesticum

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  1. noun Any of various climbing tropical American plants of the genus Philodendron, many of which are cultivated as houseplants.

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  • But faced with a ridiculous ban on pens, a philodendron and pat on the back with a "Buck up, little camper!" is pretty frustrating advice. —  UUpdates - All updates
  • Cat just like to chew on greens sometime and Planets like English ivy, narcissus, with the holidays coming mistletoe, and even philodendron. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • "We began talking more deeply amongst ourselves about how spirituality and ecology are linked, how we could more fully appreciate that the universe is a creation of God," Sister Faith Margaret said, speaking in the hallways near the front door, which is lined on both sides with ferns, philodendron and other plants. —  Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed
  • These beauties are not true lilies at all, but members of the Arum family (which includes jack-in-the-pulpit, skunk cabbage and the house plants dieffenbachia and philodendron). —  RutlandHerald.com
  • To examine the technical aspect, Goldowsky and museum staff designed a station in which visitors breathe into a box containing a philodendron and other plants while an adjacent box containing the same plants remains sealed. —  The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS
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  1. 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.
 

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