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pothos

/ˈpoʊθoʊs/

pothos noun: any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.

pothos: any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the...
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Noun

pothos (countable and uncountable, plural pothos or pothoses)

  1. Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.
    • Vines of golden pothos climb the steel support beams.2009 February 2, Kenyon Wallace, “A factory fitted for a green future”, in Toronto Star
  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.

Proper noun capitalized: Pothos

Pothos

  1. (Greek) One of Aphrodite's erotes, brother to Himeros and Eros.

pothos meaning in Bengali

pothos in Bengali

প্রজাতির যেকোনো লতা, গণের যেকোনো উদ্ভিদ, আরোহী

Forms of pothos

pluralpothos
pluralpothoses

Plural of pothos: pothos or pothoses

Origin of pothos

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).

Words formed from pothos

Questions about pothos

What does pothos mean?
Pothos means any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.
What is pothos in Bengali?
Pothos in Bengali is প্রজাতির যেকোনো লতা, গণের যেকোনো উদ্ভিদ, আরোহী. See Pothos meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is pothos?
Pothos can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce pothos?
Pothos is pronounced /ˈpoʊθoʊs/.
What is the plural of pothos?
The plural of pothos is pothos.

Words near pothos in the dictionary

  1. potholes
  2. potholey
  3. potholing
  4. pothook
  5. pothooks
  6. pothos
  7. pothoses
  8. pothouse
  9. pothouse ballad
  10. pothouses
  11. Poths

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