HyperDic: aspidistra_elatio

English > 1 sense of the expression Aspidistra elatio:
NOUNplantAspidistra elatio, aspidistra, cast-iron plant, bar-room plantevergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves
English > Aspidistra elatio: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant.
Synonymsaspidistra, cast-iron plant, bar-room plant
Member ofgenus Aspidistragenus of eastern Asiatic herbs
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishaspidistra elatio, aspidistra
Catalanaspidistra elatio, aspidistra

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