Home › Words › A › aglaonemaaglaonemaaglaonema means any of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.EtymologyFrom the genus name taxonomic name Aglaonema, of Ancient Greek origin, from ἀγλαός (aglaós, “shining”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).nounAny of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.alocasia 68% match — Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves. vs aglaonema →aechmea 66% match — Any member of the genus Aechmea of bromeliaceous plants. vs aglaonema →alpinia 65% match — Any plant of the genus Alpinia. vs aglaonema →caladium 64% match — Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor. vs aglaonema →anthurium 64% match — Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes. vs aglaonema →agalinis 63% match — Any of the genus Agalinis of flowering plants. vs aglaonema →aphelandra 62% match — Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra vs aglaonema →acalypha 61% match — Any plant of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants, found in tropical and subtropical environments. vs aglaonema →