ANTHURIUM


Meaning of ANTHURIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ an-ˈthu̇r-ē-əm, -ˈthyu̇r- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anth os flower + oura tail — more at anthology , ass

Date: circa 1839

: any of a genus ( Anthurium ) of tropical American plants of the arum family with large often brightly colored leaves, a cylindrical spadix, and a colored spathe

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