A tropical American climbing plant (Monstera deliciosa) with large split leaves and edible fruit, also called the Swiss cheese plant.
From Spanish ceriman or Carib origin, reflecting the tropical origin of this plant. It entered English through Spanish colonial plant descriptions.
The monstera became wildly trendy in plant culture because its dramatic split leaves look like Swiss cheese, but 'ceriman' is the original name from Central America where it actually grows wild!
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