anthurium

[ an-thoor-ee-uhm ]

noun
  1. any tropical American plant belonging to the genus Anthurium, of the arum family, certain species of which are cultivated for their glossy red heart-shaped bract surrounding a rodlike spike of tiny yellow flowers.

Origin of anthurium

1
1829; <New Latin Anthurium, equivalent to anth-anth- + -urium<Greek our(á) tail + New Latin -ium-ium

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British Dictionary definitions for anthurium

anthurium

/ (ænˈθjʊərɪəm) /


noun
  1. any of various tropical American aroid plants constituting the genus Anthurium, many of which are cultivated as house plants for their showy foliage and their flowers, which are borne in a long-stalked spike surrounded by a flaring heart-shaped white or red bract

Origin of anthurium

1
C19: New Latin, from antho- + Greek oura a tail

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