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anthurium
(an t̸hyo̵or′ē əm, -t̸ho̵or′-)
noun
any of a genus (Anthurium) of tropical American plants of the arum family, having a spadix surrounded at the base by a flaring, heart-shaped, white or colored spathe
Origin: ModL < Gr anthos (see antho-) + oura, tail (see uro-)
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noun
Any of various evergreen tropical American plants of the genus Anthurium, grown as ornamentals for their attractive leaves and their showy, often red spathes.
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Anthūrium, genus name
Origin: : anth(o)-
Origin: + Greek ourā, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots
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