单词	prayer plant
释义	prayer plant noun plural prayer plants : a maranta (Maranta leuconeura of the family Marantaceae, the prayer plant or arrowroot family) that is native to Brazil and has several varieties (such as M. leuconeura var. kerchoveana and M. leuconeura var. erythroneura) that are widely grown as houseplants for their ornamentally patterned oval leaves that turn upward in evening The red-veined prayer plant has a herringbone design of red veins over light to olive green leaf surfaces and silvery green along the center vein. Georgia Tasker The leaves of the prayer plant bend up at nightfall, resembling hands clasped in prayer. Barbara Arnold Prayer plants have striking leaves, with brightly colored veins (usually red or yellow). Lesley Chan Word History First Known Use 1941, in the meaning defined above
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