rhoicissus

British

/ ˌrəʊɪˈsɪsəs /

noun

any plant of the climbing genus Rhoicissus , related to and resembling cissus, esp R. rhomboidea (grape ivy), grown for its shiny evergreen foliage: family Vitaceae

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Etymology

Origin of rhoicissus

New Latin, from Greek rhoia pomegranate + _cissus

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