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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scindapsus1
New Latin, from Greek skindapsos an ivy-like plant
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Example Sentences
Scindapsus, which was used as a medicine, has actually retained a Sanskrit name, "vustiva."
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