单词 | scindapsus |
释义 | scindapsusn. Any of several tropical plants belonging or formerly belonging to the genus Scindapsus (family Araceae), comprising epiphytic climbers native to South-East Asia; esp. any of numerous cultivated varieties of the devil's ivy, Epipremnum aureum (formerly S. aureus) and of S. pictus, widely grown as house plants for their (often variegated) foliage. Also (with capital initial): the genus itself.Cf. Pothos n., the former name of the genus Scindapsus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > tropical quamoclit1633 sippo1657 monkey vine1750 goat's foot1773 Ipomœa1785 liana1796 Thunbergia?1799 morning-glory1814 gaybine1842 cypress vine1846 bejuco1848 scindapsus1848 Rangoon creeper1850 moonflower1859 kaladana1866 moon-lily1888 1848 G. B. Speede New Indian Gardener 331 Guj peepul, Useful scindapsus. 1886 Garden 27 Mar. 290/1 The genus Scindapsus is not found any where in the New World. 1959 Listener 17 Dec. 1094/3 Variegated scindapsus must have plenty of light. 1980 A. J. Huxley Huxley's House of Plants 102/1 Philodendrons, and scindapsus (devil's ivy), will do better growing around a moss cylinder. 2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder ix. 185 Ferns, bananas and philodendrons are the best at doing this, but I've also had major success with Scindapsus (Devil's Ivy), which has taken over my office. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848 |
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