anthurium

American  

[an-thoor-ee-uhm] / ænˈθʊər i əm /

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.

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anthurium British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of anthurium

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

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A giant bright red tropical flower, identified as an anthurium, was the centerpiece of this minimalist runway - producing thoughtful variations on the flower theme.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

If I had to pick one, I’d have to pick the anthurium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2022

Some indoor plants flower in winter, such as bright-red anthurium, sweet-smelling jasmine, durable and cheerful kalanchoe, and amaryllis bulbs.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022

Their oddities abound: the protruding “unicorn horn” of a flower’s spadex, the snakeskin-like petioles of a particular anthurium, the vicious fish hooks along a cyrtosperma johnstonii.

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2019

The flower she loved the most was the anthurium.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy