schefflera

schefflera Definition

scheff·lera (s̸hef lir′ə, -ler′-)

an ornamental plant (Brassaia actinophylla) of the ginseng family, with glossy, palmately arranged leaflets growing in an umbrellalike formation

Etymology: ModL, after J. C. Scheffler, 19th-c. Ger botanist

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