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umbrella plant

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umbrella plant /ˌəmˈbrelə plant, ˌəmˈbrɛlə plænt/
▸ noun a tropical Old World sedge that has stiff green stems, each terminating in a whorl of arching green leaflike bracts. It is commonly grown as a houseplant.
Cyperus alternifolius (or involucratus), family Cyperaceae.