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fatsia
[ fat-see-uh ]
noun
- a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
fatsia
/ ˈfætsɪə /
noun
- any shrub of the araliaceous genus Fatsia , esp F. japonica , with large deeply palmate leaves and umbels of white flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fatsia1
< New Latin, perhaps irregular < Japanese yatsude the name of the plant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fatsia1
New Latin, from the Japanese name
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Example Sentences
It is the pith of the large-leaved bush-like Fatsia papyrifera, Benth.
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