genus anthurium

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1. large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	liliopsid genus, monocot genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	anthurium, tail-flower, tailflower,
definition	:	any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	araceae, arum family, family araceae,
definition	:	anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron (noun.plant)