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Definition of aspidistra noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aspidistra

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/ˌæspɪˈdɪstrə/
 
/ˌæspɪˈdɪstrə/
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  1. a plant with broad green pointed leaves, often grown indoors
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek aspis, aspid- ‘shield’ (because of the shape of the stigma), on the pattern of Tupistra, a related genus.
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