ceropegia
[ seer-uh-pee-jee-uh, -juh ]
/ ˌsɪər əˈpi dʒi ə, -dʒə /
noun
any of various, usually climbing or trailing, plants of the genus Ceropegia, native to the Old World tropics and often cultivated as houseplants.
Origin of ceropegia
< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek
kēro-
cero- + New Latin
-pegia, perhaps < Greek
-pēgia, noun derivative of
pēgnýnai to stick in, fix in; perhaps to be taken as “candle holder”; compare Linnaeus' specific name
candelabrum
Words nearby ceropegia
cero-,
ceroc,
cerograph,
cerography,
ceroid lipofuscinosis,
ceropegia,
ceroplastic,
ceroplastics,
cerotic,
cerotic acid,
cerotype