prayer plant

Meaning

Noun

A tropical Brazilian plant related to arrowroot, Maranta leuconeura (species), grown as a houseplant for its attractive foliage.

Origin

The way the leaves close and raise upward at night is said to be reminiscent of hands in prayer

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