Etymology

aspidistra

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Today it means: Any of several Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant. Full definition →

taxonomic name Aspidistra
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromAspidistra
  2. taxonomic name · borrowed fromAspidistra
  3. English todayaspidistra

Borrowed from taxonomic name Aspidistra, coined by English botanist John Bellenden Ker in 1822 from a blend of Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + taxonomic name Tupistra (“a sister genus”).

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