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- [an-thoo r-ee-uh m]
- /ænˈθʊər i əm/
- /anθjˈʊriəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-thoo r-ee-uh m]
- /ænˈθʊər i əm/
Definitions of anthurium word
- noun anthurium any of various tropical American aroid plants constituting the genus Anthurium, many of which are cultivated as house plants for their showy foliage and their flowers, which are borne in a long-stalked spike surrounded by a flaring heart-shaped white or red bract 3
- noun anthurium any of a genus (Anthurium) of tropical American plants of the arum family, having a spadix surrounded at the base by a flaring, heart-shaped, white or colored spathe 3
- noun anthurium 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. 1
- noun anthurium A tropical American plant often grown elsewhere for its ornamental foliage or brightly colored flowering spathes. 1
- noun anthurium Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes. 0
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Origin of anthurium
First appearance:
before 1829 One of the 37% newest English words
1829; < New Latin Anthurium, equivalent to anth- anth- + -urium < Greek our(á) tail + New Latin -ium -ium
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Parts of speech for Anthurium
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anthurium popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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- how to care for anthurium?
- how to propagate anthurium?
- how to make anthurium bloom?
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- how to grow anthurium indoors?
- how to take care of anthurium?
- how to grow anthurium flowers?
- when to repot anthurium?
- how to repot anthurium?
- anthurium how to care for?
- how to take care of anthurium red plant?
- how to take care of anthurium plant?
- how to prune anthurium?
- how to grow anthurium?
- how to get anthurium to bloom?
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