ANTHURIUM

anthurium, tailflower, tail-flower

(noun) any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

anthurium (plural anthuriums)

Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes

Synonyms

• (plants in Anthurium): tailflower, flamingo flower, pigtail

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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