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Definition of: philodendron
(fil′ə·den′drən) noun
Any of a genus (Philodendron) of tropical American climbing plants, with thick, glossy, evergreen leaves: cultivated as an ornamental house plant. [<NL <Gk., neut. of philodendros fond of trees <philos fond + dendron a tree]
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