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monstera

/ˈmɑnstərə/
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Definitions of monstera
  1. noun
    any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants
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    types:
    Monstera deliciosa, ceriman
    tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor
    type of:
    liana
    a woody climbing usually tropical plant
  2. noun
    tropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor
    synonyms: ceriman
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    type of:
    edible fruit
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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