monstera

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/mɒnsˈtɛɹə/

noun

Any of the plants of the genus Monstera, known for their holey leaves.

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ceriman
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Meanings

nounmonstera (plural monsteras)

plural monsteras

  1. biologyAny of the plants of the genus Monstera, known for their holey leaves.

    She watered the monstera plant by the window, which was uncurling a new leaf.

    2022, Yara Rodrigues Fowler, there are more things, Abacus (2023), page 278

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor

Similar
ceriman
Broader
edible fruit
Also see
ceriman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualMonstera
  2. Englishmonstera

From translingual Monstera.

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Translations

Finnish peikonlehti
  • peikonlehtiAny of the plants of the genus Monstera
German Fensterblatt
  • FensterblattAny of the plants of the genus Monstera
Greek μονστέρα
  • μονστέρα (monstéra)Any of the plants of the genus Monstera
Polish monstera
  • monsteraAny of the plants of the genus Monstera
Portuguese monstera
  • monsteraAny of the plants of the genus Monstera
Romanian filodendron
  • filodendronAny of the plants of the genus Monstera
Russian монсте́ра
  • монсте́ра (monstéra)Any of the plants of the genus Monstera

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

monstera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monstera

MLA

“monstera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monstera. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monstera,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monstera.

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