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Definition of Tailflower
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 Tailflower
Literary usage of Tailflower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1900)
"tailflower Family. Two or three genera and few species, entirely tropical.
They are terrestrial and saprophytic herbs of small size, yellowish or reddish in ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1900)
"tailflower Family. Two or three genera and few species, entirely tropical.
They are terrestrial and saprophytic herbs of small size, yellowish or reddish in ..."
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