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Anthurium scherzerianum

Anthurium scherzerianum

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A small indoor plant with bright red, heart-shaped flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Anthurium scherzerianum is prized for its striking red flowers and unique twisted spadix.

Examples

  • She gave her mother a potted Anthurium scherzerianum for her birthday.

  • Many indoor gardeners prefer Anthurium scherzerianum because it thrives in low light conditions.

  • The Anthurium scherzerianum is known for its vibrant red flowers.

  • Many gardeners love the Anthurium scherzerianum for its unique appearance.

  • Many indoor gardeners prefer Anthurium scherzerianum because it thrives in low light conditions.

  • She gave her mother a potted Anthurium scherzerianum for her birthday.

  • The Anthurium scherzerianum is prized for its striking red flowers and unique twisted spadix.

Surface Forms

Anthurium scherzerianum singular
Anthurium scherzerianums plural

Morphology

anthurium + scherzerianum

The compound is a scientific binomial: knowing 'anthurium' lets a learner infer it is a type of tropical flowering plant, so the general category is transparent. However, 'scherzerianum' is a Latinized species epithet (a proper name) with no independent lexical meaning, so the specific species identity and properties cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Anthurium scherzerianum gets its name from older words: Anthurium combines the ideas of 'flower' and 'tail' because the plant has a long, tail-like spike, and scherzerianum honors the collector Scherzer. So the name gives a simple picture of the bright red plant with a twisted, tail-like bloom.