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bryophyllum

American  
[brahy-uh-fil-uhm] / ˌbraɪ əˈfɪl əm /

noun

  1. any of various kalanchoes, as Kalanchoe pinnata, that characteristically bear plantlets along the leaf margins.


Etymology

Origin of bryophyllum

< New Latin (1805), originally a genus name, equivalent to bryo- bryo- + Greek phýllon leaf

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