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Definition of Anthurium
1. Noun. Any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Anthurium
Specialized synonyms: Anthurium Andraeanum, Anthurium Scherzerianum, Flamingo Flower, Flamingo Plant
Generic synonyms: Houseplant
Definition of Anthurium
1. Noun. Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus ''Anthurium'', grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anthurium
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthurium
Literary usage of 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)
"Some time after, in vol. xxiii. of the same journal, at p. 26, I also published
an article in which I explained the evolution of anthurium ..."
2. Across Central America by John Whetham Boddam-Whetham (1877)
"... TO MULE—NIGHT SOUNDS—A DESCENT—STRELITZIA REGINA—anthurium—BROAD LEAFED
PLANTS—ESPIRITU SANTO—THE CABILDO. LROM Coban the road runs along the right bank ..."