Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various climbing tropical American plants of the genus Philodendron, many of which are cultivated as houseplants.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of araceous plants, type of the tribe Philodendreæ and the subfamily Philodendroideæ, characterized by a fruit not included in the persistent spathe, stamens united into a prismatic body, and distinct two- to ten-celled ovaries with the orthotropous ovules fixed to the inner angle of the cells.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany Any of several
climbing plants , of thegenus Philodendron, native toAmerica and theWest Indies that are often grown ashouse plants .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun often grown as a houseplant
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Debating a philodendron is kind of foolish if your as viciously ideological and incapable of thinking as the typical Repugnantcon.
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So of course we understand how it is that you necessasrily cannot understand something that a philodendron could easily grasp.
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Years and years ago, in the dark ages when I was a young teenager, it was fashionable to fill your room with houseplants - spider plants, philodendron, ferns, ivy-green leggy things cradled in macrame hangars or tucked into brightly colored ceramic pots.
Thriving 2009
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Years and years ago, in the dark ages when I was a young teenager, it was fashionable to fill your room with houseplants - spider plants, philodendron, ferns, ivy-green leggy things cradled in macrame hangars or tucked into brightly colored ceramic pots.
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He had read somewhere that it was a good idea to dip the roots of houseplants in an aquarium and promptly plunged his mother's philodendron into the family fish tank.
Private Eye Joshua Levine 2010
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We couldn't say who noticed it first and no one would admit to seeing it arrive; but one day, there it was— a perfect 10 inch variegated philodendron with heart-shaped leaves— sitting on the top shelf of Margaret's cubicle.
Invasive Species E. Victoria Flynn 2011
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I have a couple of orchids, which grow quite well by themselves here in Florida, and a potted philodendron that my sister gave me on my 30th birthday.
Question of the Day 2009
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Next to the philodendron Margaret placed a small cactus.
Invasive Species E. Victoria Flynn 2011
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She had a row of philodendron plants that separated her property from George Crespo's.
Poor, Dead Hamilton 2010
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Is that like shining the leaves of my philodendron with a little mayonnaise on a damp paper towel?
Oh No She Didn’t Clinton Kelly 2010
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