prayer plant

[ prair ]

/ prɛər /

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noun

a plant, Maranta leuconeura, native to Brazil, that is widely cultivated for its variegated leaves that close up at night.

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Origin of prayer plant

First recorded in 1950–55

The prayer plant leaves are dark green like a philodendron, and also curl up like two praying hands held together at night—hende the name.
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While philodendron is typically recommended for noobs, the prayer plant is slightly more difficult to care for, and prefers a lot of humidity and regular fertilizer.
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His most recommended plant was tree ivy—its juices sprayed up the nostrils.
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Before I go out on tour, I ask for prayer and to help my family.
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After the Thursday prayer, the crowd of Congressional staff and lawmakers posed in the iconic, "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" pose.
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At the end of his prayer, the grand mufti whispered aloud: “May God accept it.”
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There was Petr Miller, a forgeman from the Prague ČKD plant.
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As there are still many varieties of the plant grown in America, so there doubtless was when cultivated by the Indians.
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The plant as a whole remains green until late in the autumn.
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The Smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
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The relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.
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Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
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