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spathe flower

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spa⋅thi⋅phyl⋅lum

[spey-thuh-fil-uhm, -thuh-, spath-uh-]
–noun
any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
Also called peace lily, spathe flower.


Origin:
< NL, equiv. to Gk spáth(ē) blade, spathe + NL -i- -i- (irreg. for -o-) + Gk -phyllon, neut. of -phyllos -phyllous, in reference to the leaflike appearance of the spathes
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spathe flower

noun
any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: spathiphyllum
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