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aspidistra Definition

as·pi·dis·tra (as′pi distrə)

noun

any of a genus (Aspidistra) of plants of the lily family, with dark, inconspicuous flowers and stiff, glossy, evergreen leaves: cultivated as a house plant

Etymology: ModL < Gr aspis, a shield + astron, a star: see astral

aspidistra Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • put: Maybe it would be better to put an aspidistra on it and call it a feature.

Modifies a noun

  • elatior: Aspidistra elatior Blume was in earlier times a widely grown houseplant.
aspidistra Quotes

Keep the Aspidistra Flying.

—Orwell, George pseudonym of  Eric Arthur Blair

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