SYNGONIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Syngonium mean? 

• SYNGONIUM (noun)
  The noun SYNGONIUM has 1 sense:

1. epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage

  Familiarity information: SYNGONIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNGONIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Syngonium; Syngonium

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

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

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

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