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pothos

[ poh-thos, -thuhs, poth-ohs, -uhs ]

noun

plural pothos, pothoses.
  1. any of various tropical climbing vines belonging to the genera Pothos and Epipremnum, of the arum family, especially E. aureum, widely cultivated for its variegated foliage.


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Origin of pothos1

< New Latin (Linnaeus), said to be < Sinhalese
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