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fit•to•ni•a
Pronunciation: (fi-tō'nē-u), [key]—
n.
either of two plants,
Fittonia gigantea or
F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
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