cast-iron plant

cast-iron plant

n. See aspidistra.

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cast-iron plant - evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplantaspidistra, Aspidistra elatio, bar-room plantherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Aspidistra - genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae