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prayer plant

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

Noun

prayer plant (plural prayer plants)

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

Forms of prayer plant

pluralprayer plants

Origin of prayer plant

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

Questions about prayer plant

What does prayer plant mean?
Prayer plant means a tropical Brazilian plant related to arrowroot, Maranta leuconeura, grown as a houseplant for its attractive foliage.
What part of speech is prayer plant?
Prayer plant is a noun.
What is the plural of prayer plant?
The plural of prayer plant is prayer plants.

Words near prayer plant in the dictionary

  1. prayer meeting
  2. prayer meetings
  3. prayer mill
  4. prayer mills
  5. Prayer of Manasseh
  6. prayer plant
  7. prayer plants
  8. prayer room
  9. prayer rooms
  10. prayer rope
  11. prayer ropes

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