pothos

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos. countable,uncountable
    — Vines of golden pothos climb the steel support beams.
  2. Any plant in the genus Pothos; a genus of plants consisting of subtropical and tropical, climbing, flowering vines, indigenous to the environs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. countable,uncountable

词形变化

pothos plural pothoses plural

词汇关系

衍生词
golden pothos

词源

From translingual Pothos, the genus name. The similarity to Ancient Greek Πόθος (Póthos), the name of one of Aphrodite's erotes who was said to carry a vine (from πόθος (póthos, “yearning, desire”)) is noted; however, other references give the origin as Sinhalese පෝටා වැල් (pōṭā wæl).
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