How to Use anthurium in a Sentence

anthurium

noun
  • On her feet: a pair of heels with a single monstera leaf and anthurium that seemed to sprout from her toes.
    Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Oct. 2022
  • There's so much to love about anthurium, which not only has heart-shape leaves but its heart-shape blooms even come in bright red.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Ditto his anthurium buds, which sit across the chest like sandwich boards.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Order some houseplants from The Sill, like a white orchid ($75) or red anthurium ($65).
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Again, anthurium steals the show, but cone ginger and birds of paradise would be solid contenders as well.
    Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Aside from dozens of bouquets to choose from, there are flower plants like orchids, hydrangeas, and anthuriums to choose from.
    Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY, 4 May 2020
  • Take a cue from Loewe, where the eye-catching anthurium flowers were styled with minimal skirts.
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Try botanicals with contrasting textures, like stiff palms and waxy anthurium, and put the stems in a cup of water inside the vase to keep the pampas dry.
    Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 1 May 2020
  • Pictured: Two blush vein anthuriums against a monstera leaf.
    Brynn Mannino, Woman's Day, 26 Jan. 2011
  • Image 2018 is shaping up to be the year of the anthurium, formerly a lead contender for world’s most despised flower.
    New York Times, 16 Apr. 2018
  • If your accessories are the ’fit, Loewe’s anthurium choker (a spin on the rosette trend) will move you spiritually.
    The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The backless top's light green and pink design is based on an anthurium plant, which is also known as the flamingo flower, and showed off a hint of Ratajkowski's stomach.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The arum family includes many smaller plants, too, like the pretty anthurium.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2022
  • From Loewe’s anthurium accents on, well, everything to bright floral prints at Valentino, flora is here yet again for the spring season.
    ELLE, 16 Dec. 2022
  • My girlfriend just gave me the most fabulous plastic anthuriums.
    Laura Feinstein, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The asymmetrical piece, in the shade nappa, featured a large faux anthurium flower on one side, which covered Dakota's chest and acted as a half bra.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Coconut frond, anthurium, orchid, celosia, and bromeliad with a LBK Studio glass sculpture, $550 at abchome.com.
    Brittany Asch, The Cut, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Today, at the entrance to the flower shop, a red anthurium plant sits next to a family shrine, which includes a large photograph of Fred and Mitoko Yoshimura hanging on the wall.
    Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Dakota pulled from Loewe's spring/summer 2023 collection to wear an asymmetrical red minidress adorned with one faux anthurium flower on the right side of the bust.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2023
  • For Valentine’s Day, this avant-garde design studio is skipping the red roses and serving up lush greens, anthuriums, and wildflowers.
    Dakota Kim, Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Her use of lustrous seeds, waxy leaves and the high gloss of anthurium plays tricks on the eye, the flora resembling bits of Bakelite, turquoise or coral — giving her lei an unusual and distinctly modern feel.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Use your anthurium as an entryway or living room centerpiece, or add it to a green collection for a pretty pop of color.
    Leah Koenig, Forbes, 2 June 2021
  • From Loewe’s Internet-breaking anthurium bloom to Valentino’s pop star-worthy jumpsuit, there’s a panoply of ensembles to be inspired by this spring.
    ELLE, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Kendall Jenner, meanwhile, wore a sheer dress straight off Ludovic de Saint Sernin’s spring-summer 2023 runway earlier this month, which featured a delicate anthurium at the neckline.
    Alice Cary, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The Just Add Ice brand extended the ice watering trials to anthurium, money tree, and several types of bonsai and found that using ice is an easy and effective technique for watering these plants, too.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Tropicalia Versatile anthurium, heliconia, calla lilies, and cone ginger are your friends here, and feel free to lean on Monstera, banana leaves, and Alocasia for greenery.
    Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Situated on a cleared bluff, the two-story wooden and glass-sided lodge was surrounded by flowering plants—poinsettias, anthuriums, heliconias, and ferns—and had a breathtaking view over the descending hills to the sea.
    Jon Lee Anderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2018
  • When designing his spring 2023 collection for Loewe, however, Jonathan Anderson turned to a less obviously lovely bloom for inspiration: the plasticky (and vaguely phallic) anthurium, or laceleaf.
    Vogue, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Spiked Bismarck palm fronds, dramatic clusters of flamingo-pink anthuriums, flowering quince branches — MetaFlora’s bold arrangements are unexpected and irreverent, marrying ikebana-inflected minimalism with a dash of kitsch.
    Lindsay Talbot, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'anthurium.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: