Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pothos

/ˈpoʊθoʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: pothos
IPA: /ˈpoʊθoʊs/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

name

One of Aphrodite's erotes, brother to Himeros and Eros.

Example Sentences

"Vines of golden pothos climb the steel support beams."

Etymology

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).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Pothos, Πόθος, පෝටා වැල්

Usage

Inflected Forms

pothoses (plural)

Phrases

golden pothos

Synonyms

golden pothos ivy arum epipremnum aureum scindapsus aureus

Questions

How do you pronounce pothos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊθoʊs/.
What does pothos mean?: Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.
Where does pothos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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