GENUS AGLAONEMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Aglaonema mean? 

• GENUS AGLAONEMA (noun)
  The noun GENUS AGLAONEMA has 1 sense:

1. climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen

  Familiarity information: GENUS AGLAONEMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS AGLAONEMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aglaonema; genus Aglaonema

Hypernyms ("genus Aglaonema" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "genus Aglaonema"):

Aglaonema modestum; Chinese evergreen; Japanese leaf (erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves)

Holonyms ("genus Aglaonema" is a member of...):

Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)