Pothos

See also: pothos

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Pothos m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – certain flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia and Oceania.

Usage notes

• This genus no longer includes the plants of species Epipremnum aureum, vernacularly termed pothos in English.

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; Pothoideae – subfamily; Potheae – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pothos scandens – type species

References

• “Pothos”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Pothos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pothos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pothos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Pothos

1. (Greek mythology) One of Aphrodite's erotes, brother to Himeros and Eros.