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chlorophytum

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/ ˌklɔːrəˈfaɪtəm /

noun

  1. Also called: spider plant.  any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, esp C. elatum variegatum, grown as a pot plant for its long narrow leaves with a light central stripe, and characterized by the production of offsets at the end of long scapes: family Liliaceae

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Etymology

Origin of chlorophytum

New Latin, from Greek chlōros green + phyton plant

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The quiet rustle of asparagus sprengeri and chlorophytum comosum is music to the ears of Rock Impresario Bill Graham these days.

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