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SYNGONIUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage
Synonyms:
genus Syngonium; Syngonium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Syngonium" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Holonyms ("Syngonium" is a member of...):
Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)