pothos

[ poh-thos, -thuhs, poth-ohs, -uhs ]

/ ˈpoʊ θɒs, -θəs, ˈpɒθ oʊs, -əs /

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noun, plural po·thos, po·thos·es.

any of various tropical climbing vines belonging to the genera Pothos and Epipremnum, of the arum family, especially E. aureum, widely cultivated for its variegated foliage.

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Origin of pothos

<New Latin (Linnaeus), said to be <Sinhalese

Words nearby pothos

potholder, pothole, potholer, potholing, pothook, pothos, pothouse, pothunter, potiche, Potidaea, potion

How to use pothos in a sentence

The tree trunks were hidden by climbing ferns and by a white variegated fleshy-leafed pothos.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker
It is formed by a single plant of Pothos aurea, which, starting from the end wall, has already encircled the structure twice.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
The handsome pothos—the finest of the creepers—grew everywhere.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
To this family belong the Caladiums, a genus closely allied to the Pothos.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin

Their trunks are also clothed with orchids; and still more beautifully with pothos, peppers, vines, and convolvuli.
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur