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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aspidistra /ˌaspɪˈdɪstrə/

▶noun a bulbous plant of the lily family with broad tapering leaves, native to East Asia. [Genus Aspidistra.]

– origin C19: mod. L., from Gk aspis, aspid- ‘shield’ (because of the shape of the stigma).

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