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Word: philodendrons (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...entire stock of one butcher consisted of half a dozen large salami sausages, which housewives eagerly bought in slices. The hooks that in better times had held dangling sides of beef and pork were being used by one Warsaw butcher with a green thumb as supports for a philodendron that was growing across the ceiling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Struggle to Survive | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

...growth, and Canfield contends that sprinkling household vegetation with his Natural Seltzer can produce shoots up to 50% larger than those watered from the tap. He recommends the Seltzer treatment about three times a month and sternly warns against using club soda or other effervescent mixers on a favored philodendron. The reason: the other soft drinks contain salt, which in excessive amounts could harm potted pets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Pep for Plants | 7/14/1980 | See Source »

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