genus Pothos

genus Pothos
noun
evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Araceae, ↑family Araceae, ↑arum family
Member Meronyms: ↑pothos

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  • Pothos — can mean:* Epipremnum aureum houseplant commonly called pothos, and once classified in the genus Pothos * Pothos (genus) * Pothos (general), Byzantine general and catepan of Italy * Pothos (mythology) Pothos was the longing towards an… …   Wikipedia

  • pothos — [pō′thäs, pō′thōs] n. any of a genus (Pothos) of tropical, Old World vines of the arum family, with thick, waxy, heart shaped, mottled leaves, including several species that are often used as houseplants: cf. PHILODENDRON (sense 1) …   English World dictionary

  • Pothos (genus) — Taxobox | name = Pothos regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Alismatales familia = Araceae genus = Pothos genus authority = subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See text Pothos is a genus of flowering plants… …   Wikipedia

  • pothos — noun 1. any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus • Hypernyms: ↑liana • Member Holonyms: ↑Scindapsus, ↑genus Scindapsus, ↑genus Pothos 2. evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Scindapsus — noun evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil • Syn: ↑Scindapsus, ↑genus Pothos • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Araceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • pothos — noun a) Epipremnum aureum, a vine widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos. b) A genus of plants consisting of subtropical and tropical, climbing, flowering vines, indigenous to the …   Wiktionary

  • genus Epipremnum — noun small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas • Syn: ↑Epipremnum • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Araceae, ↑family Araceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Symplocarpus — noun one species: skunk cabbage • Syn: ↑Symplocarpus • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Araceae, ↑family Araceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • liliopsid genus — noun genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑monocot genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot genus, ↑Juncus, ↑genus Juncus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • monocot genus — noun genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑liliopsid genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot genus, ↑Juncus, ↑genus Juncus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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