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CHINESE EVERGREEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
Synonyms:
Aglaonema modestum; Chinese evergreen; Japanese leaf
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chinese evergreen" is a kind of...):
houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)
Holonyms ("Chinese evergreen" is a member of...):
Aglaonema; genus Aglaonema (climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen)