ANTHURIUM

Meaning of ANTHURIUM in English

/ ænˈθjʊəriəm; NAmE -ˈθjʊr-/ noun

a tropical plant that is grown for its attractive leaves and bright flowers

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WORD ORIGIN

modern Latin , from Greek anthos flower + oura tail.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ANTHURIUM — noun see: anthology Date: circa 1839 any of a genus ( Anthurium ) of tropical American plants of the arum …
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ANTHURIUM — Any plant of the genus Anthurium , comprising about 600 tropical herbaceous species in the arum family , many of …
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ANTHURIUM
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ANTHURIUM — /an thoor"ee euhm/ , n. any tropical American plant belonging to the genus Anthurium, of the arum family, certain species …
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ANTHURIUM — [ an'θ(j)ʊərɪəm ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a tropical American plant grown for its ornamental foliage or brightly …
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ANTHURIUM — genus of tropical American herbaceous plants, comprising about 600 species in the arum family (Araceae), many of which are popular …
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ANTHURIUM — anthurium BrE AmE æn ˈθjʊər i‿əm -ˈθʊər- AmE \ -ˈθʊr- -ˈθjʊr-
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ANTHURIUM — n. Any plant of the genus Anthurium , comprising about 600 tropical herbaceous species in the arum family , many …
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ANTHURIUM
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WAKE-ROBIN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: probably from wake (I) + robin 1. Britain a. : a plant of the genus Arum ; …
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TAILFLOWER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an aroid of the genus Anthurium
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SCINDAPSUS — sinˈdapsə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skindapsos, an ivylike tree : a genus of climbing vines (family …
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FLAMINGO FLOWER — noun or flamingo plant : either of two commonly cultivated anthuriums ( Anthurium scherzerianum and A. andraeanum ) with bright …
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BANNER PLANT — noun : any of several plants constituting the genus Anthurium and having a bright-colored reflexed bannerlike spathe
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FLAMINGO-FLOWER — /fleuh ming"goh flow'euhr/ , n. a central American plant, Anthurium scherzeranum, of the arum family, having a red, coiled spadix …
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ARUM FAMILY — — arumlike , adj. /air"euhm/ , n. the plant family Araceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having numerous tiny flowers on …
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WAXPLANT — also spelled Wax Plant, any of a number of unrelated plants that are waxy in some respect. Most popular as …
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ARALES — order of monocotyledonous flowering plants comprising the families Araceae and Lemnaceae. The order includes herbs, climbing shrubs, marsh plants, and …
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FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
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