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monstera

mon ster a |ˈmänstərə ˈmɑnstərə | ▶noun a large tropical American climbing plant of the arum family that typically has divided or perforated leaves and corky aerial roots. Several kinds are cultivated as indoor plants when young. [Genus Monstera, family Araceae: several species. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, perhaps from Latin monstrum ‘monster ’ (because of the unusual appearance of the leaves in some species ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

monstera

monstera |mɒnˈstɪərə | ▶noun a large tropical American climbing plant of the arum family, which typically has divided or perforated leaves and corky aerial roots. Several kinds are cultivated as indoor plants when young. ●Genus Monstera, family Araceae: several species, including the Swiss cheese plant. ORIGIN modern Latin, perhaps from Latin monstrum ‘monster ’ (because of the unusual appearance of the leaves in some species ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Monstera

Mons te ra Substantiv, feminin , die |M o nstera |die Monstera; Genitiv: der Monstera, Plural: die Monsterae |[…rɛ ] |neulateinisch ; Herkunft unsicher Philodendron

 

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