pothos
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- noun
- /ˈpɔːθoʊs/
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poto
- Pothos can also be trained to grow upright on a piece of wood.
- golden pothos
- neon pothos
I know apologies, but we got some golden pothos.
- I know apologies, but we got some golden pothos.
- I've recently learned that people call it pothos and not pothos.
Examples
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Spider plants, peace lilies, golden pothos, and goosefoot plants
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So this is all satin pothos or skin dapsus pictus.
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These are beautiful pothos picked a satin.
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She had pothos, she had spider plants.
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We've got another little pothos here, Philodendron I think, and then a coffee plant.
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If you notice the top left of the enclosure, there's a dark brown vine that connects to the top-left side of the cage above the pothos plant.
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There is a genus with the botanical name Amaryllis as well, but usually when people talk about an amaryllis in an indoor-growing context, they mean Hippeastrum, in the same way that "pothos" never means Pothos and "nephthytis.
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Pothos is very adaptable and can be used almost anywhere in your home with moderate light.
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You may not know its name, but chances are, you've seen golden pothos in greenhouses, malls, and even your office.
Synonyms
An evergreen climbing houseplant with green and yellow leaves
A climbing houseplant with green and yellow leaves
An evergreen climbing plant with green leaves streaked with yellow
A group of climbing evergreen plants with small sticky roots from tropical Asia and Brazil
Compounds
- Archaic
A low-growing swamp plant from eastern North America with a strong bad smell and tiny flowers
- Specialized
A group of climbing evergreen plants with small sticky roots from tropical Asia and Brazil
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pothos comes from the Greek word pothos, which means 'longing' or 'desire'. Think of the plant's long, trailing stems as if they 'long' to reach and climb, which helps explain why this climbing houseplant is called a pothos.