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Syngonium

noun

epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage

• Syn: ↑genus Syngonium

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Araceae, ↑family Araceae, ↑arum family

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\\sinˈgōnēəm, siŋˈg-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from syn- + gon- + -ium

: a genus of climbing shrubs (family Araceae) native to Central and So. America and used as ornamental house plants especially for their velvety foliage

Useful english dictionary. 2012.