释义 |
scin·dap·sus \sinˈdapsə̇s\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skindapsos, an ivylike tree : a genus of climbing vines (family Araceae) chiefly of eastern Asia and Australasia, having ovate often variegated leaves, sometimes replaced by phyllodia and flowers in a short spadix subtended by a green spathe — compare anthurium; see ivy-arum |