philodendron

Any of various climbing tropical American plants of the genus Philodendron, many of which are cultivated as houseplants.

A genus of araceous plants, type of the tribe Philodendreæ and the subfamily Philodendroideæ, characterized by a fruit not included in the persistent spathe, stamens united into a prismatic body, and distinct two- to ten-celled ovaries with the orthotropous ovules fixed to the inner angle of the cells.

Any of several climbing plants, of the genus Philodendron, native to America and the West Indies that are often grown as house plants.

often grown as a houseplant