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aspidistra definition

as·pi·dis·tra (as′pi dis′trə)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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