SPATHIPHYLLUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spathiphyllum mean? 

• SPATHIPHYLLUM (noun)
  The noun SPATHIPHYLLUM has 1 sense:

1. any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental

  Familiarity information: SPATHIPHYLLUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPATHIPHYLLUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

peace lily; spathe flower; spathiphyllum

Hypernyms ("spathiphyllum" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("spathiphyllum" is a member of...):

genus Spathiphyllum (evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia)