Definition of Genus Anthurium

1. Noun. Large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants.

Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Araceae, Arum Family, Family Araceae
Member holonyms: Anthurium, Tail-flower, Tailflower

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Anthurium

genus Anomalops
genus Anomalopteryx
genus Anomia
genus Anopheles
genus Anser
genus Antedon
genus Antennaria
genus Anthemis
genus Antheraea
genus Anthericum
genus Antheropeas
genus Anthidium
genus Anthoceros
genus Anthonomus
genus Anthriscus
genus Anthurium (current term)
genus Anthus
genus Anthyllis
genus Antidorcas
genus Antigonia
genus Antilocapra
genus Antilope
genus Antirrhinum
genus Antrodemus
genus Antrozous
genus Aotus
genus Apatosaurus
genus Apatura
genus Aphis
genus Aphriza

Literary usage of Genus Anthurium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1900)
"Those to whom these experiences are interesting, and perhaps of service, will find in the Revue the history of the genus Anthurium, as well as useful and ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... genus Anthurium ; the West Indian wake-robin : so called in allusion to the slender spathe prevalent in the genus. tailless (tel'les), a. ..."

3. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1906)
"... has a hundred species. From this genus a large number of the climbing species come. In the genus Anthurium there are two hundred species. ..."

4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1898)
"... for the current year, consists in a revision of the genus Anthurium, in which a goodly number of species are described for the first time. ..."

5. The Cruise of the Tomas Barrera: The Narrative of a Scientific Expedition to by John Brooks Henderson (1916)
"We observed on the vertical walls at the Puerta del Ancón a most interesting plant of the genus Anthurium with large cordate glossy leaves and now ..."

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