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fatsia

American  
[fat-see-uh] / ˈfæt si ə /

noun

  1. a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.

fatsia British  
/ ˈfætsɪə /

noun

  1. any shrub of the araliaceous genus Fatsia , esp F. japonica , with large deeply palmate leaves and umbels of white flowers

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Etymology

Origin of fatsia

< New Latin, perhaps irregular < Japanese yatsude the name of the plant

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