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Swiss cheese plant

noun

  1. See monstera

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The “Swiss cheese” plant may have split leaves, but they can grow large enough to hide a dead body.

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Commonly known as the “Swiss cheese plant” because of the unique cutouts in its broad leaves, the Monstera deliciosa can grow up trees in the wild.

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

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The Swiss cheese plant, nicknamed so for the holes that appear throughout its leaves, loves low light and comes in plenty of sizes.

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Unlike the previous entries on this list, the Swiss cheese plant requires more a regulated watering schedule — a small price to pay for having a low-maintenance plant that doesn't need a lot of light.

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