The story
- taxonomic name · borrowed fromAglaonema
- English todayaglaonema
From the genus name taxonomic name Aglaonema, of Ancient Greek origin, from ἀγλαός (aglaós, “shining”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any member of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants. Full definition →
From the genus name taxonomic name Aglaonema, of Ancient Greek origin, from ἀγλαός (aglaós, “shining”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.