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Swiss cheese plant

Swiss cheese plant noun: a large woody vine, of species Monstera deliciosa, grown indoors for its distinctive foliage, which is riddled with holes like Swiss cheese, and which is also grown commercially in the tropics for its edible fruit.

Noun

Swiss cheese plant (plural Swiss cheese plants)

  1. A large woody vine, of species Monstera deliciosa, grown indoors for its distinctive foliage, which is riddled with holes like Swiss cheese, and which is also grown commercially in the tropics for its edible fruit.
    Synonyms:
    ceriman

Synonyms of Swiss cheese plant

Forms of Swiss cheese plant

pluralSwiss cheese plants

Questions about Swiss cheese plant

What does Swiss cheese plant mean?
Swiss cheese plant means a large woody vine, of species Monstera deliciosa, grown indoors for its distinctive foliage, which is riddled with holes like Swiss cheese, and which is also grown commercially in the tropics for its edible fruit.
What part of speech is Swiss cheese plant?
Swiss cheese plant is a noun.
What is the plural of Swiss cheese plant?
The plural of Swiss cheese plant is Swiss cheese plants.

Words near Swiss cheese plant in the dictionary

  1. Swiss bar
  2. Swiss bars
  3. Swiss chard
  4. Swiss chards
  5. Swiss cheese
  6. Swiss cheese plant
  7. Swiss cheese plants
  8. Swiss Confederacy
  9. Swiss Confederation
  10. Swiss Cottage
  11. Swiss dagger

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