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GENUS ANTHURIUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Anthurium" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "genus Anthurium"):
anthurium; tail-flower; tailflower (any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Anthurium" is a member of...):
Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)