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AGLAONEMA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen

Synonyms:

Aglaonema; genus Aglaonema

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Aglaonema" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Aglaonema"):

Aglaonema modestum; Chinese evergreen; Japanese leaf (erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves)

Holonyms ("Aglaonema" is a member of...):

Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)

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