aspidistra
noun /ˌæspɪˈdɪstrə/
/ˌæspɪˈdɪstrə/
- a plant with broad green pointed leaves, often grown indoors
蜘蛛抱蛋(常为室内盆栽植物,绿叶宽而尖) 词源early 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek aspis, aspid- ‘shield’ (because of the shape of the stigma), on the pattern of Tupistra, a related genus.