aspidistra

as·pi·dis·tra

A0468100 (ăs′pĭ-dĭs′trə)n. Any of various eastern Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, especially A. elatior, which has large evergreen basal leaves and small, brownish bell-shaped flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant. Also called cast-iron plant.

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[New Latin Aspidistra, genus name, from Greek aspis, aspid-, shield.]

aspidistra

(ˌæspɪˈdɪstrə) n (Plants) any Asian plant of the liliaceous genus Aspidistra, esp A. lurida, a popular house plant with long tough evergreen leaves and purplish flowers borne on the ground[C19: from New Latin, from Greek aspis shield, on the model of Tupistra genus of liliaceous plants]

as•pi•dis•tra

(ˌæs pɪˈdɪs trə)

n., pl. -tras. any of several E Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, of the lily family, having long, glossy leaves often striped with white. [1815–25; < New Latin]

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aspidistra - evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplantAspidistra elatio, bar-room plant, cast-iron plantherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Aspidistra - genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae

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