English Explanatory Dictionary

prayer plant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tropical Brazilian plant related to arrowroot, Maranta leuconeura, grown as a houseplant for its attractive foliage.

Word forms

prayer plant prayer plants

Etymology

The way the leaves close and raise upward at night is said to be reminiscent of hands in prayer

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