"aspidistra" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aspidistras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Aspidistra. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Aspidistra}} translingual Aspidistra Head templates: {{en-noun}} aspidistra (plural aspidistras)
  1. any of several Asian plants, of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant Wikipedia link: aspidistra Categories (lifeform): Asparagus family plants Derived forms: aspidistral, aspidistrin Translations (plant of Aspidistra): aspidistra [feminine] (Polish), аспиди́стра (aspidístra) [feminine] (Russian)

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