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

Example Sentences

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anthurium

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

I think the life-transforming plant for me was the anthurium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2021

Beneath a giant glass dome, where a waterfall plunges 130 feet through a forest, and a winding path leads past palms and fig trees, orchids and anthurium, a robot came rolling around a bend.

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2019

This simple, wide-mouth planter would be perfect for a colorful, flowering plant — like a periwinkle butterfly shrub or a blooming anthurium.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2018

The flower she loved the most was the anthurium.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy