noun
Origin: ModL < neut. of Gr philodendros, loving trees < philos, loving + dendron, tree
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noun pl. phil·o·den·drons or phil·o·den·dra (-drə)
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Philodendron, genus name
Origin: , from Greek
Origin: , neuter of philodendros, fond of trees (from the fact that in its tropical American habitat it twines around trees)
Origin: : philo-, philo-
Origin: + dendron, tree; see deru- in Indo-European roots
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