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