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Definition of syngonium
syngonium
/sɪŋˈɡoʊniəm/
syn · go · ni · um
Plural:syngoniums
syngonium Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
12
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
Any of various tropical woody vines of the genus Syngonium in the arum family (Araceae), native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America, and South America, widely cultivated as ornamental houseplants for their arrowhead-shaped leaves that divide into lobes with age and their distinctive arum-like flowers consisting of a central fleshy spadix enclosed by a greenish-white to pinkish hood-like spathe.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Syngonium. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/syngonium