Monstera

See also: monstera and monsterą

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – certain flowering plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Araceae – family; Monsteroideae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Monstera adansonii (Adanson's monstera) – type species; Monstera deliciosa (Swiss cheese plant), Monstera dubia shingles plant), Monstera obliqua (window-leaf monstera), Monstera tuberculata (giant monstera) – selected other species

References

• Monstera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Monstera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Monstera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons