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Definition of Aglaonema
1. Noun. Climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Araceae, Arum Family, Family Araceae
Member holonyms: Aglaonema Modestum, Chinese Evergreen, Japanese Leaf
Definition of Aglaonema
1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Aglaonema'' of tropical foliage plants. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aglaonema
Literary usage of Aglaonema
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1900)
"Ovules are axillary in Dieffenbachia, Aglaonema and possibly others. 3. ...
Antipodal cells are numerous (a dozen or more) in Aglaonema and Lysichiton. 6. ..."
2. Botanisches Zentralblatt by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1904)
"Vol. XVII. 1903. p. 665.) The results obtained in this investigation are thus
summarised by the author. 1. In both Aglaonema and ..."
3. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"In a series of papers on the subject, CAMPBELL (i, 2, 4) has dealt with 4 species
of Aglaonema. He finds that the embryo sac of A. ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"It is a question whether the Aglaonema com- mutatum sometimes mentioned in
horticultural literature is this ..."
5. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"... 445- Aglaonema simplex, 4 36,4 4 5. Agrostis vulgaris, stomata, 50. Ailanthus,
lenticels, 563 ; Ailanthus glandulosa, annual rings, ..."
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