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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Example Sentences

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anthurium

It was at times literal, such as the giant white anthurium serving as the front piece on an A-line minidress.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

Each of us also had in our flower bucket a single anthurium painted by Ms. Alpaugh.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

Of course anthurium has a special place in my heart because of how important it’s been to our growth as a company, but I really have a special place in my heart for carnations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2020

Imagine birds with anthurium flowers for heads, or human hands instead of wings.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2019

The flower she loved the most was the anthurium.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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