noun
erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
• Syn: ↑Japanese leaf, ↑Aglaonema modestum
• Hypernyms: ↑houseplant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aglaonema, ↑genus Aglaonema
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nounUsage: usually capitalized C
: an erect or semiclimbing herb (Aglaonema modestum) often kept as a house plant for its green or variegated drought-resisting leaves — called also Japanese leaf
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a tropical Asian plant, Aglaonema modestum, of the arum family, often grown indoors, in water or soil, for its glossy green foliage.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.