pothos

From translingual Pothos, the genus name. The similarity to Ancient Greek Πόθος (Póthos), the name of one of Aphrodite's erotes who was said to carry a vine (from πόθος (póthos, “yearning, desire”)) is noted; however, other references give the origin as Sinhalese පෝටා වැල් (pōṭā wæl).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊθoʊs/

pothos (countable and uncountable, plural pothos or pothoses)

1. Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.
   • 2009 February 2, Kenyon Wallace, “A factory fitted for a green future”, in Toronto Star‎^[1]:

     Vines of golden pothos climb the steel support beams.

2. Any plant in the genus Pothos; a genus of plants consisting of subtropical and tropical, climbing, flowering vines, indigenous to the environs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

• Epipremnum aureum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pothos (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Poshto, photos

• IPA^(key): /ˈpotos/ [ˈpo.t̪os]
• Rhymes: -otos
• Syllabification: po‧thos

pothos m (plural pothos)

1. pothos