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ASPIDISTRA ELATIO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aspidistra elatio mean? 

ASPIDISTRA ELATIO (noun)
  The noun ASPIDISTRA ELATIO has 1 sense:

1. evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplantplay

  Familiarity information: ASPIDISTRA ELATIO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ASPIDISTRA ELATIO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

aspidistra; Aspidistra elatio; bar-room plant; cast-iron plant

Hypernyms ("Aspidistra elatio" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Aspidistra elatio" is a member of...):

genus Aspidistra (genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae)


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