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| any tropical American plant belonging to the genus Anthurium, of the arum family, certain species of which are cultivated for their glossy red heart-shaped bract surrounding a rodlike spike of tiny yellow flowers. |
| an·thur·i·um (ān-thŏŏr'ē-əm) n. Any of various evergreen tropical American plants of the genus Anthurium, grown as ornamentals for their attractive leaves and their showy, often red spathes. [New Latin Anthūrium, genus name : anth(o)- + Greek ourā, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots.] |