monstera

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɒnˈstɪərə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mon′stər ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mon•ster•a  (mon′stər ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, esp. M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
  • Neo-Latin (1763), apparently irregularly derivative of Latin mōnstrum monster; see -a2

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
monstera / mɒnˈstɪərə/
  1. any plant of the tropical climbing genus Monstera, some species of which are grown as greenhouse or pot plants for their unusual leathery perforated leaves: family Araceae. M. deliciosa is the Swiss cheese plant
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps because the leaves were regarded as an aberration
'monstera' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Swiss cheese plant - ceriman

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