peikonlehti

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Jättipeikonlehti, Monstera deliciosa

Etymology

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peikon (of troll) +‎ lehti (leaf)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpei̯konˌlehti/, [ˈpe̞i̯ko̞nˌle̞ht̪i]
  • Rhymes: -ehti
  • Hyphenation(key): peikon‧lehti

Noun

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peikonlehti

  1. monstera (plant of the genus Monstera, endemic to Central and South America, some species of which are commonly used as houseplants)
  2. short for jättipeikonlehti, ceriman, Swiss cheese plant, Monstera deliciosa (the most commonly cultivated species of this genus)

Usage notes

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  • The term "Swiss cheese plant" refers in many sources to the most commonly cultivated species Monstera deliciosa, but is sometimes used also of the whole genus Monstera and sometimes to refer to another species within the genus.
  • Some more commonly cultivated species have their own common names:

Declension

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Inflection of peikonlehti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)
nominative peikonlehti peikonlehdet
genitive peikonlehden peikonlehtien
partitive peikonlehteä peikonlehtiä
illative peikonlehteen peikonlehtiin
singular plural
nominative peikonlehti peikonlehdet
accusative nom. peikonlehti peikonlehdet
gen. peikonlehden
genitive peikonlehden peikonlehtien
partitive peikonlehteä peikonlehtiä
inessive peikonlehdessä peikonlehdissä
elative peikonlehdestä peikonlehdistä
illative peikonlehteen peikonlehtiin
adessive peikonlehdellä peikonlehdillä
ablative peikonlehdeltä peikonlehdiltä
allative peikonlehdelle peikonlehdille
essive peikonlehtenä peikonlehtinä
translative peikonlehdeksi peikonlehdiksi
abessive peikonlehdettä peikonlehdittä
instructive peikonlehdin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of peikonlehti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)

Further reading

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