scindapsus

British  

/ sɪnˈdæpsəs /

noun

1. any plant of the tropical Asiatic climbing genus Scindapsus, typically stem rooting, esp S. aureus and S. pictus, grown as greenhouse or house plants for their leathery heart-shaped variegated leaves: family Araceae

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Etymology

Origin of scindapsus

New Latin, from Greek skindapsos an ivy-like plant

Example Sentences

At Potted Elephant, the thief cut tendrils of philodendron, variegated monstera and scindapsus from live plants in his greenhouse – some from Jarrell’s personal collection of rare plants.

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2020

But some of the plants will be nearly impossible to replace, such as the inky black “dark form” scindapsus that, according to Jarrell, is only grown by a handful of people in the US.

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2020

And Theopompus the Colophonian likewise mentions it, the Epic poet, I mean, in his poem entitled the Chariot— Shaking the large and lyre-toned scindapsus, Made of young tamarisk, in his skilful hand.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us