Main Entry:

an·thur·ium

Pronunciation:

\an-ˈthu̇r-ē-əm, -ˈthyu̇r-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, from Greek anthos flower + oura tail — more at anthology, ass

Date:

circa 1839

: any of a genus (Anthurium) of tropical American plants of the arum family with large often brightly colored leaves, a cylindrical spadix, and a colored spathe