HyperDic: cast-iron_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression cast-iron plant:
NOUNplantcast-iron plant, aspidistra, bar-room plant, Aspidistra elatioevergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves
English > cast-iron plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant.
Synonymsaspidistra, bar-room plant, Aspidistra elatio
Member ofgenus Aspidistragenus of eastern Asiatic herbs
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishaspidistra elatio, aspidistra
Catalanaspidistra elatio, aspidistra

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