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aspidistra

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10 lettersPart of speech nounSorted aadiiprsstStarts with AEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant

Word origin

Borrowed from taxonomic name Aspidistra, coined by English botanist John Ker Gawler in 1822 from a blend of Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + taxonomic name Tupistra (“a sister genus”).

Used in a sentence

  • 'Thank God they're not gentel aboutit.' 'Some of them are,' said Leiter. 'Tea-cups, aspidistras and tut-tutting all over the place.'

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