fatsia

[ fat-see-uh ]

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

/ ˈfætsɪə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatsia¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatsia¹

New Latin, from the Japanese name

Example Sentences

It is the pith of the large-leaved bush-like Fatsia papyrifera, Benth.

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