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Definition of rice-paper plant in English: rice-paper plantnoun 1(More fully "Chinese rice-paper plant") the shrub Tetrapanax papyrifer (family Araliaceae), of southern China. 2(In full "Malay rice-paper plant") the tropical Asian plant Scaevola sericea (family Goodeniaceae), which has pith similar to that of Tetrapanax papyrifer (now rare).
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. Definition of rice-paper plant in US English: rice-paper plantnoun 1(More fully "Chinese rice-paper plant") the shrub Tetrapanax papyrifer (family Araliaceae), of southern China. 2(In full "Malay rice-paper plant") the tropical Asian plant Scaevola sericea (family Goodeniaceae), which has pith similar to that of Tetrapanax papyrifer (now rare).
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. |