n. See Chinese evergreen. [New Latin Aglaonēma, genus name : Greek aglaos, shining, splendid + Greek nēma, thread (in reference to the showy masses of thick stamens along its spadices ); see (s)nē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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