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

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

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

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