scindapsus
/ (sɪnˈdæpsəs) /
noun
any plant of the tropical Asiatic climbing genus Scindapsus, typically stem rooting, esp S. aureus and S. pictus, grown as greenhouse or house plants for their leathery heart-shaped variegated leaves: family Araceae
Word Origin for scindapsus
New Latin, from Greek
skindapsos an ivy-like plant
Words nearby scindapsus
scimitar,
scimitar foot,
scimitar oryx,
scimitar sign,
scincoid,
scindapsus,
scinticisternography,
scintigram,
scintigraph,
scintigraphy,
scintilla
Example sentences from the Web for scindapsus
Scindapsus, which was used as a medicine, has actually retained a Sanskrit name, "vustiva."