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Definition of Tail-flower
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
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tail-flower
Literary usage of Tail-flower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1766)
"... to A. and his heirs for ever, they'll make a query, whether he takes in fee
or in tail. Flower. Do you expect to have much to do on the Home circuit ..."
2. The Dramatick Works of George Colman by George Colman (1777)
"... they'll make a query, whether he takes in fee or in tail. Flower. Do you expect
to have much to do on the Home circuit ..."
3. Knitting Intuitively: With Almost Anything by Karen Skowron (2006)
"Cast off loosely leaving an eight inch or so tail. Flower will curl in on itself.
Play with this curling until you get a pleasant flower shape. ..."
4. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"(Greek : tail flower, referring to the projecting spadix.) Many species are
cultivated in choice collections, but the following are probably the commonest, ..."
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