anthurium

(an t̸hyo̵orē 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-)

See anthurium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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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