MONSTERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monstera mean? 

• MONSTERA (noun)
  The noun MONSTERA has 2 senses:

1. any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants

2. tropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor

  Familiarity information: MONSTERA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONSTERA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("monstera" is a kind of...):

liana (a woody climbing usually tropical plant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monstera"):

ceriman; Monstera deliciosa (tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor)

Holonyms ("monstera" is a member of...):

genus Monstera (tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

ceriman; monstera

Hypernyms ("monstera" is a kind of...):

edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)

Holonyms ("monstera" is a part of...):

ceriman; Monstera deliciosa (tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor)