Etymology

aglaonema

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Today it means: Any member of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants. Full definition →

taxonomic name Aglaonema
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromAglaonema
  2. English todayaglaonema

From the genus name taxonomic name Aglaonema, of Ancient Greek origin, from ἀγλαός (aglaós, “shining”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).

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