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aspidistras

aspidistras is the plural of aspidistra.

Meaning of aspidistra

Noun

aspidistra (plural aspidistras)

  1. Any of several Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant.
    • 'Thank God they're not gentel aboutit.' 'Some of them are,' said Leiter. 'Tea-cups, aspidistras and tut-tutting all over the place.'1954, Ian Fleming, “Nigger Heaven”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 49

Questions about aspidistras

What is aspidistras the plural of?
Aspidistras is the plural of aspidistra.

Words near aspidistras in the dictionary

  1. aspidin
  2. aspidinol
  3. Aspidiske
  4. aspidistra
  5. aspidistral
  6. aspidistras
  7. aspidistrin
  8. aspidium
  9. aspidiums
  10. aspidobranch
  11. aspidobranchs

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