anˈthyu̇rēəm noun
Etymology: New Latin, from anth- (I) + -urium (from Greek oura tail); akin to Greek orrhos backside — more at ass
1. capitalized : a genus of tropical American plants (family Araceae) with large often highly colored leaves, a cylindrical spadix, and a colored spathe
2. -s : a plant of the genus Anthurium