Definition of Aglaonema

1. Noun. Climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen.

Exact synonyms: Genus Aglaonema
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Araceae, Arum Family, Family Araceae
Member holonyms: Aglaonema Modestum, Chinese Evergreen, Japanese Leaf

Definition of Aglaonema

1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Aglaonema'' of tropical foliage plants. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aglaonema

agitative
agitato
agitator
agitators
agitatos
agitatrices
agitatrix
agito
agitographia
agitolalia
agitophasia
agitpop
agitprop
agitprops
agkistrodon
aglaonema
aglaonemas
aglare
agleam
aglee
aglet
aglets
agley
aglimmer
aglint
agliophobia
aglitter
aglitter(p)
aglobulia
aglobuliosis

Literary usage of Aglaonema

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1900)
"Ovules are axillary in Dieffenbachia, Aglaonema and possibly others. 3. ... Antipodal cells are numerous (a dozen or more) in Aglaonema and Lysichiton. 6. ..."

2. Botanisches Zentralblatt by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1904)
"Vol. XVII. 1903. p. 665.) The results obtained in this investigation are thus summarised by the author. 1. In both Aglaonema and ..."

3. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"In a series of papers on the subject, CAMPBELL (i, 2, 4) has dealt with 4 species of Aglaonema. He finds that the embryo sac of A. ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"It is a question whether the Aglaonema com- mutatum sometimes mentioned in horticultural literature is this ..."

5. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"... 445- Aglaonema simplex, 4 36,4 4 5. Agrostis vulgaris, stomata, 50. Ailanthus, lenticels, 563 ; Ailanthus glandulosa, annual rings, ..."

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