Definition of Philodendron

1. Noun. Often grown as a houseplant.

Group relationships: Genus Philodendron
Generic synonyms: Liana

Definition of Philodendron

1. Noun. (plant) Any of several climbing plants, of the genus ''Philodendron'', native to America and the West Indies that are often grown as house plants. ¹

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Definition of Philodendron

1. [n -DRA or -DRONS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Philodendron

philistinic
philistinism
philistinisms
phillipsite
phillumenist
phillumenists
phillumeny
phillygenin
phillyrea
phillyreas
phillyrin
philo-
philocrat
philocrats
philodendra
philodendron (current term)
philodendrons
philodox
philodoxes
philographer
philographers
philography
philogynies
philogynist
philogynists
philogyny
philolithite
philologer
philologers
philologian

Literary usage of Philodendron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1857)
"philodendron eximium, of Schott, and philodendron speciosum, Schott, illustrative of the botanical structure, the internal organization, and the germination ..."

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