Meanings
nounprayer plant (plural prayer plants)
plural prayer plants
- A tropical Brazilian plant related to arrowroot, Maranta leuconeura, grown as a houseplant for its attractive foliage.
Origin
The way the leaves close and raise upward at night is said to be reminiscent of hands in prayer
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prayer plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20plant
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“prayer plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20plant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prayer plant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20plant.
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