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phil·o·den·dron

P0247200 (fĭl′ə-dĕn′drən)n. pl. phil·o·den·drons or phil·o·den·dra (-drə) Any of various climbing tropical American plants of the genus Philodendron, many of which are cultivated as houseplants.

[New Latin Philodendron, genus name, from Greek, neuter of philodendros, fond of trees (from the fact that in its tropical American habitat it twines around trees) : philo-, philo- + dendron, tree; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

philodendron

(ˌfɪləˈdɛndrən) n, pl -drons or -dra (-drə) (Plants) any aroid evergreen climbing plant of the tropical American genus Philodendron: cultivated as house plants[C19: New Latin from Greek: lover of trees]

phil•o•den•dron

(ˌfɪl əˈdɛn drən)

n., pl. -drons, -dra. any tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usu. having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves: grown as a houseplant. [1875–80; < New Latin < Greek, n. use of neuter of philódendros fond of trees, in reference to its climbing habit. See philo-, -dendron]

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Noun

philodendron - often grown as a houseplant genus Philodendron - any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leavesliana - a woody climbing usually tropical plant

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philodendron

philodendron:

see arumarum,
common name for the Araceae, a plant family mainly composed of species of herbaceous terrestrial and epiphytic plants found in moist to wet habitats of the tropics and subtropics; some are native to temperate zones.
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Philodendron

a genus of lianas of the family Araceae. The plants climb by means of aerial roots and sometimes spread along the ground and forest underbrush. The plants are often epiphytes. A few species have a shortened stem. All parts of the plant contain a milky juice. The lobate or pinnatisect entire leaves are oval or elongate, with a heart-shaped or arrow-shaped base. The unisexual flowers lack a perianth and are in spadices surrounded by a white, yellow, or red spathe. The pistillate flowers are at the base of the spadix; above them are the staminate flowers. Underdeveloped sterile flowers are at the apex of the spadix. The fruit is a berry.

There are more than 250 philodendron species, in the tropics of Central and South America. A number of species, including P. scandens and P. selloum, are grown in conservatories and homes as ornamentals. Sometimes plants of the genus Monstera are erroneously called philodendrons.

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