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Chinese evergreen

noun

  1. a tropical Asian plant, Aglaonema modestum, of the arum family, often grown indoors, in water or soil, for its glossy green foliage.



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The Chinese evergreen is another stalwart houseplant, valued for its large, pointed leaves, sometimes narrow and all marked with interesting variegation that in some varieties recalls the prayer plant.

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