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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
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