schefflera
[ shef-ler-uh, shef-leer-uh ]
/ ˈʃɛf lər ə, ʃɛfˈlɪər ə /
noun
any of various tropical trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Schefflera, of the ginseng family, having glossy, palmately compound leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
a similar, related plant, Brassaia actinophylla.
Origin of schefflera
< New Latin (1776), after J. C.
Scheffler, 18th century German botanist; see
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Words nearby schefflera
scheduled territories,
scheduler,
scheele,
scheele's green,
scheelite,
schefflera,
scheherazade,
scheie's syndrome,
scheldt,
schelling,
schema