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Swiss cheese plant

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noun

  1. See monstera

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For instance, Monstera adansonii, also known as the Swiss cheese plant — a vining philodendron with holey leaves — is nice.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021

When Gossner built a new Swiss cheese plant at the industrial park in 2005, Mitton said, it put Burley back on the map with site selectors.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2017

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