"prayer plant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prayer plants [plural]
Etymology: The way the leaves close and raise upward at night is said to be reminiscent of hands in prayer Head templates: {{en-noun}} prayer plant (plural prayer plants)
  1. A tropical Brazilian plant related to arrowroot, Maranta leuconeura, grown as a houseplant for its attractive foliage. Categories (lifeform): Zingiberales order plants

Inflected forms

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