anthurium
anthurium noun: any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
Noun
anthurium (plural anthuriums or anthuria)
- Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
- A huge vase of scarlet anthuria and poinsettias, arranged with ferns, stood in the center.1943, Alice Northrop Snow, The Story of Helen Gould, Daughter of Jay Gould, Great American, volume 1, New York, N.Y.; London; Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company, page 124
- He can already smell the anthuria and imagine the confetti of butterfly wings on his cheeks.2008, Randall Peffer, Southern Seahawk: A Novel of the Civil War at Sea, Bleak House Books, →ISBN, page 204
- Synonyms:
- tailflower, flamingo flower, pigtail
anthurium meaning in Tamil and Thai
anthurium in Tamil
- flower of the genus Anthurium
- அந்தூரியம் antūriyam
anthurium in Thai
- flower of the genus Anthurium
- หน้าวัว nâa-wuua
Synonyms of anthurium
Forms of anthurium
| plural | anthuriums |
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| plural | anthuria |
Origin of anthurium
Borrowed from taxonomic name Anthurium.
Questions about anthurium
- What does anthurium mean?
- Anthurium means any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
- What is anthurium in Tamil?
- Anthurium in Tamil is அந்தூரியம் (antūriyam). See Anthurium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anthurium?
- Anthurium is a noun.
- What is the plural of anthurium?
- The plural of anthurium is anthuriums.
Words near anthurium in the dictionary
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