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SPATHE FLOWER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
Synonyms:
peace lily; spathe flower; spathiphyllum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spathe flower" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("spathe flower" is a member of...):
genus Spathiphyllum (evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia)