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Definition of Monstera
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants.
Specialized synonyms: Ceriman, Monstera Deliciosa
Generic synonyms: Liana
2. Noun. Tropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Ceriman, Monstera Deliciosa
Definition of Monstera
1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus ''Monstera''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monstera
1. a tropical American plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monstera
Literary usage of Monstera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"(Engler, 1887), < monstera '+ -ecu.] A subtribe of plants of the order ...
embracing 9 genera, monstera being the type, and about 59 species, ..."
2. The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits by Robert Hogg (1870)
"monstera DELICIOSA. [HE monstera deliciosa is described as a new fruit-bearing
plant, with aerial roots as thick as one's finger. ..."
3. A General System of Botany Descriptive and Analytical: In Two Parts by Emmanuel Le Maout, Joseph Decaisne, Joseph Dalton Hooker (1876)
"CALLE/E.—Spathe coloured, persistent (Calla), or deciduous (monstera, Scindapsus).
... Spadix sometimes g below, sometimes 9 below and g above (monstera, ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1911)
"HARD GALL OF APPLE ON monstera. INOCULATIONS OF NOVEMBER 12, 1908 (SMITH).
Six root tips (aerial roots) of monstera ..."
5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Climbing perennials, differing from monstera in floral characters and in the
long- petioled, long-sheathed, ovate-lanceolate, or ovate-acuminate ..."
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