ivy-arum

ivy-arum
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: any of various woody vines constituting the genus Scindapsus and often cultivated as ornamentals for their glossy often slotted and variegated foliage; especially : a much-branched tall climber (S. aureus) native to the Solomon islands that has large leathery cordate leaves spotted and lined with golden yellow and that climbs by aerial rootlets arising from the nodes — called also Ceylon creeper

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  • ivy arum — noun evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage • Syn: ↑golden pothos, ↑pothos, ↑Epipremnum aureum, ↑Scindapsus aureus • Hypernyms: ↑liana • Member Holonyms: ↑Epipr …   Useful english dictionary

  • Arum grimpant — Epipremnum aureus Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pothos (homonymie) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • devil ivy — noun : ivy arum …   Useful english dictionary

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

  • 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

  • Epipremnum aureum — noun evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage • Syn: ↑golden pothos, ↑pothos, ↑ivy arum, ↑Scindapsus aureus • Hypernyms: ↑liana • Member Holonyms: ↑Epipremnum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • golden pothos — noun evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage • Syn: ↑pothos, ↑ivy arum, ↑Epipremnum aureum, ↑Scindapsus aureus • Hypernyms: ↑liana • Member Holonyms: ↑Epipremnum …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • Scindapsus aureus — noun evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage • Syn: ↑golden pothos, ↑pothos, ↑ivy arum, ↑Epipremnum aureum • Hypernyms: ↑liana • Member Holonyms: ↑Epipremnum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ceylon creeper — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st C : ivy arum …   Useful english dictionary

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