/an thoor"ee euhm/ , n.
any tropical American plant belonging to the genus Anthurium, of the arum family, certain species of which are cultivated for their glossy red heart-shaped bract surrounding a rodlike spike of tiny yellow flowers.
[ 1829; Anthurium, equiv. to anth- ANTH- + -urium our ( á ) tail + NL -ium -IUM ]