schefflera

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

noun

1. 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.
2. a similar, related plant, Brassaia actinophylla.

Word History and Origins

Origin of schefflera¹

< New Latin (1776), after J. C. Scheffler, 18th century German botanist; -a ²