‖ Pothos Bot.
(ˈpəʊθəs)
[mod.L. (Linnæus, 1737), ad. Sinhal. pōtha, pōtæ.]
A genus of climbing shrubs (family Araceæ or Orontiaceæ), natives of Asia, Australia, etc.: some species are cultivated as foliage plants.
| 1836 Macgillivray tr. Humboldt's Trav. xviii. 271 The pothoses, arums, and lianas, furnished so thick a covering that..they were completely sheltered. 1863 Bates Nat. Amazon i. (1864) 10 Climbing Pothos plants, with large, glossy, heart-shaped leaves. |