schefflera
noun
schef·flera ˈshe-flə-rə 
: any of a genus (Schefflera) of chiefly tropical and subtropical shrubs and trees of the ginseng family having usually palmately compound leaves and including some (such as S. actinophylla synonym Brassaia actinophylla) grown indoors and in gardens
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web More plant money, more plant problems For one Brooklyn homeowner, Ms. Muñoz put a schefflera tree in the kids’ room, with rich, green foliage that droops like an umbrella. 
Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020 Dead leaves on woody tropical plants, such as hibiscus, tibouchina, angel trumpet, croton, ixora, schefflera, copper plant and rubber tree, can be picked off to make things look neater. NOLA.com, 6 Jan. 2018
Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020 Dead leaves on woody tropical plants, such as hibiscus, tibouchina, angel trumpet, croton, ixora, schefflera, copper plant and rubber tree, can be picked off to make things look neater. NOLA.com, 6 Jan. 2018 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Jacob Christoph Scheffler †1742 German physician
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above
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