aspidistra
/ˌæspɪˈdɪstrə/noun
1- a bulbous plant of the lily family with broad tapering leaves, native to East Asia and widely grown as a house plant蜘蛛抱蛋。
1.1
- Genus Aspidistra, family Liliaceae.蜘蛛抱蛋属, 百合科。
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.