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monstera

/mɒnsˈtɛɹə/

monstera noun: any of the plants of the genus Monstera, known for their holey leaves.

monstera: any of the plants of the genus Monstera, known for their holey leaves
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Noun

monstera (plural monsteras)

  1. Any of the plants of the genus Monstera, known for their holey leaves.
    • She watered the monstera plant by the window, which was uncurling a new leaf.2022, Yara Rodrigues Fowler, there are more things, Abacus (2023), page 278

Forms of monstera

pluralmonsteras

Origin of monstera

From translingual Monstera.

Questions about monstera

What does monstera mean?
Monstera means any of the plants of the genus Monstera, known for their holey leaves.
What part of speech is monstera?
Monstera is a noun.
How do you pronounce monstera?
Monstera is pronounced /mɒnsˈtɛɹə/.
What is the plural of monstera?
The plural of monstera is monsteras.

Words near monstera in the dictionary

  1. monster under the bed
  2. monster-boar
  3. monster-cock
  4. monster-cocks
  5. monster-in-law
  6. monstera
  7. monsteras
  8. monstercock
  9. monstercocks
  10. monsterdick
  11. monsterdicks

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