Meanings
plural spathiphyllums
- biologyAny plant of the genus Spathiphyllum.
Two Spathiphyllums were selected for testing. One spath was used for aerobic (leaves A-C) and anoxic (leaves D-F) wounding experiments. The second Spath was used for the spectral analysis tests.
2018 June 14, Carl L. Oros, Fabio Alves, “Leaf wound induced ultraweak photon emission is suppressed under anoxic stress: Observations of Spathiphyllum under aerobic and anaerobic conditions using novel in vivo methodology”, in PloS one., →DOI, →PMID, →PMCIDSynonyms: peace lily, spath
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny plant of the genus Spathiphyllum.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- translingualSpathiphyllum
- Englishspathiphyllum
Borrowed from translingual Spathiphyllum.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
spathiphyllum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spathiphyllum
“spathiphyllum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spathiphyllum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spathiphyllum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spathiphyllum.
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