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aralia

[ uh-rey-lee-uh, uh-reyl-yuh ]

noun

  1. any of various plants of the genus Aralia and related genera, several of which are cultivated as houseplants or have been used medicinally.


aralia

/ əˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. any plant of the genus Aralia of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. The greenhouse and house plant generally known as aralia is Schefflera elegantissima of a related genus, grown for its decorative evergreen foliage: family Araliaceae
“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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of aralia1

First recorded in 1770–80; from New Latin (Linnaeus), of unknown origin
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of aralia1

New Latin, of uncertain origin
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“Plants like conifers, boxwoods, grasses, laurels, hollies, ferns, rhododendrons, drimys, aralia, green-leafed Japanese maples are some of our bestsellers.”

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She recognized a few of them—milk vetch, aralia root, sage.

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Two other plants, the ficus and Japanese aralia, are also effective.

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There is an increasing demand for foliage hothouse plants, such as ferns, palms, crotons, aspidistras, araucarias, dracaenas, India-rubber plants, aralias, grevilleas, &c.

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They were nasty songs, and Merry touched me and said, 'Let us go after the aralia.' 

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