spathiphyllum

See also: Spathiphyllum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Spathiphyllum.

Noun

spathiphyllum (plural spathiphyllums)

1. (botany) Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum.

   Synonyms: peace lily, (informal) spath

   • 2018 June 14, Carl L. Oros, Fabio Alves, “Leaf wound induced ultraweak photon emission is suppressed under anoxic stress: Observations of Spathiphyllum under aerobic and anaerobic conditions using novel in vivo methodology”, in PloS one., →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID:

     Two Spathiphyllums were selected for testing. One spath was used for aerobic (leaves A-C) and anoxic (leaves D-F) wounding experiments. The second Spath was used for the spectral analysis tests.