pothos

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

Origin of pothos¹

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

The crawling and trailing pothos, also known as Devil’s ivy, is a favorite among new plant parents.

The tree trunks were hidden by climbing ferns and by a white variegated fleshy-leafed pothos.

It is formed by a single plant of Pothos aurea, which, starting from the end wall, has already encircled the structure twice.

The handsome pothos—the finest of the creepers—grew everywhere.

To this family belong the Caladiums, a genus closely allied to the Pothos.

Their trunks are also clothed with orchids; and still more beautifully with pothos, peppers, vines, and convolvuli.

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