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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 houseplantsplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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)

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