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ASPIDISTRA

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 769 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ASPIDISTRA , a small genus of the See also:

lily See also:order (See also:Liliaceae), native of the Himalayas, See also:China and See also:Japan. Aspidistra lurida is a favourite pot-plant, bearing large See also:green or See also:white-striped leaves on an underground See also:stem, and small dark purplish, See also:cup-shaped See also:flowers See also:close to the ground.

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