bryophyllum

[brahy-uh-fil-uhm]

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noun

any of various kalanchoes, as Kalanchoe pinnata, that characteristically bear plantlets along the leaf margins.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin (1805), originally a genus name, equivalent to bryo- bryo- + Greek phýllon leaf

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bryophyllum

bry·o·phyl·lum