schefflera

[shef-ler-uh, shef-leer-uh]

noun

any of various tropical trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Schefflera, of the ginseng family, having glossy, palmately compound leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.

a similar, related plant, Brassaia actinophylla.

Nearby words

scheele,
scheele's green,
scheele, karl wilhelm,
scheelite,
scheffler, johannes,
scheherazade,
scheherezade,
scheie's syndrome,
schelde,
scheldt

Origin of schefflera

< New Latin (1776), after J. C. Scheffler, 18th century German botanist; see -a²