anthurium (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *anthurium*:
NOUN	plant	anthurium, tailflower, tail-flower	any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers

English > *anthurium*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers.
Synonyms	tailflower, tail-flower
Member of	genus Anthurium	large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants
Narrower	flamingo flower, flamingo plant, Anthurium andraeanum, Anthurium scherzerianum	commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix
Broader	houseplant	Any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
Spanish	anthurium

HyperDic: anthurium