scindapsus

/ sɪnˈdæpsəs /

noun

any plant of the tropical Asiatic climbing genus Scindapsus, typically stem rooting, esp S. aureus and S. pictus, grown as greenhouse or house plants for their leathery heart-shaped variegated leaves: family Araceae

New Latin, from Greek skindapsos an ivy-like plant

Scindapsus, which was used as a medicine, has actually retained a Sanskrit name, "vustiva."

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