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schefflera
[ shef-ler-uh, shef-leer-uh ]
noun
- any of various tropical trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Schefflera, of the ginseng family, having glossy, palmately compound leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- a similar, related plant, Brassaia actinophylla.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of schefflera1
< New Latin (1776), after J. C. Scheffler, 18th century German botanist; -a 2
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