aralia

American  

[uh-rey-lee-uh, uh-reyl-yuh] / əˈreɪ li ə, əˈreɪl yə /

noun

1. any of various plants of the genus Aralia and related genera, several of which are cultivated as houseplants or have been used medicinally.

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aralia British  

/ əˈreɪlɪə /

noun

1. any plant of the genus Aralia of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. The greenhouse and house plant generally known as aralia is Schefflera elegantissima of a related genus, grown for its decorative evergreen foliage: family Araliaceae

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Etymology

Origin of aralia

First recorded in 1770–80; from New Latin (Linnaeus), of unknown origin

Example Sentences

“Plants like conifers, boxwoods, grasses, laurels, hollies, ferns, rhododendrons, drimys, aralia, green-leafed Japanese maples are some of our bestsellers.”

From Seattle Times

Two other plants, the ficus and Japanese aralia, are also effective.

From New York Times

There is an increasing demand for foliage hothouse plants, such as ferns, palms, crotons, aspidistras, araucarias, dracaenas, India-rubber plants, aralias, grevilleas, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

They were nasty songs, and Merry touched me and said, 'Let us go after the aralia.' 

From Project Gutenberg

Deposits of the period at Bournemouth and in the Isle of Wight tell the same story of a land that bore figs, vines, palms, araucarias, and aralias, and waters that sheltered turtles and crocodiles.

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