Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants, of the order Araceæ, type of the tribe Pothoideæ, characterized by an ovary with three cells, each with one ovule, a large embryo without albumen, and a spathe enlarging after flowering.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable, botany Epipremnum aureum, a
vine widelycultivated as ahouseplant , once classified in the genus Pothos. - noun uncountable, botany Pothos, a
genus ofplants consisting ofsubtropical andtropical ,climbing ,flowering vines,indigenous to theenvirons of theIndian Ocean and westernPacific Ocean .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus
- noun evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage
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Examples
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Then, having used the Greek word pothos, he checks himself as though dreading a frown from Varius, and substitutes the Latin word puer,
Vergil Frank, Tenney, 1876-1939 1922
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I'll bet a nickel that you could take a plant like a pothos, which is damn near unkillable, do some careful gene splicing for the environment you wish to "soften up" before sending in the
浪子 Alex J. Avriette 2010
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Desert rose, dracaena and pothos: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico by
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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The historian Arrian says that once again a pothos or desire seized Alexander, so that he decided to lay out the pattern of the city himself.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Desert rose, dracaena and pothos: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico by
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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It was then that Alexander was seized with a longing, a pothos, in Greek, to cross the river into lands no Macedonian had ever trod.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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It was then that Alexander was seized with a longing, a pothos, in Greek, to cross the river into lands no Macedonian had ever trod.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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It was then that Alexander was seized with a longing, a pothos, in Greek, to cross the river into lands no Macedonian had ever trod.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The historian Arrian says that once again a pothos or desire seized Alexander, so that he decided to lay out the pattern of the city himself.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The historian Arrian says that once again a pothos or desire seized Alexander, so that he decided to lay out the pattern of the city himself.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
chark commented on the word pothos
Pothos, desire for the absent being. Represents yearning, longing.
December 6, 2024