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    BAR-ROOM PLANT

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplantplay

    Synonyms:

    aspidistra; Aspidistra elatio; bar-room plant; cast-iron plant

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("bar-room plant" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("bar-room plant" is a member of...):

    genus Aspidistra (genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae)

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