prayer plant
[ prair ]
/ prɛər /
noun
a plant, Maranta leuconeura, native to Brazil, that is widely cultivated for its variegated leaves that close up at night.
Origin of prayer plant
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby prayer plant
prayer beads,
prayer book,
prayer flag,
prayer meeting,
prayer of manasses,
prayer plant,
prayer rug,
prayer shawl,
prayer wheel,
prayer, not a,
prayerful