"anthurium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anthuriums [plural], anthuria [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun|+|anthuria}} anthurium (plural anthuriums or anthuria)
  1. Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes. Wikipedia link: anthurium Categories (lifeform): Arum family plants Synonyms (plants in Anthurium): tailflower, flamingo flower, pigtail Translations (flower of the genus Anthurium): flamingolill (Estonian), flamingokukka (Finnish), anturium [neuter] (Polish), antúrio [masculine] (Portuguese), หน้าวัว (nâa-wuua) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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