philodendron

英 [,fɪlə'dendrən] 美 [,fɪlə'dɛndrən]
  • n. 喜林芋

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philodendron (n.)
1837, from the Modern Latin genus name (1830), from Greek philodendron, neuter of philodendros "loving trees," from philo- "loving" (see philo-) + dendron "tree" (see dendro-). The plant so called because it clings to trees.

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