anthurium

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Definition of anthurium in English Turkish dictionary

antoryum

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Definition of anthurium in English English dictionary

Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes

Any plant of the genus Anthurium, comprising about 600 tropical herbaceous species in the arum family, many of which are popular foliage plants. A few species are widely grown for the florist trade for their showy, long-lasting blossoms; these include the flamingo lily (A. andraeanum), which boasts a salmon-red flower, and the flamingo flower, or pigtail plant (A. scherzeranum), which has a scarlet flower

any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers

Related Terms

genus anthurium

large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants

Hyphenation

an·thu·ri·um