fittonia

American

[fi-toh-nee-uh] / fɪˈtoʊ ni ə /

noun

either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.

Etymology

Origin of fittonia

< New Latin (1865), after Sarah Mary and Elizabeth Fitton, 19th-century Irish botanical writers; see -ia

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Hashimoto Nursery Enormous nursery with a greenhouse filled with a wide variety of indoor plants including monstera, pothos, fiddleleaf figs and fittonia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2020

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