| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Anthurium andraeanum
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| Anthurium andraeanum | Commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Anthurium andraeanum
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| Anthurium andraeanum | Aerospace | Flamingo lily is an indoor ornamental plant that produces striking flowers. Ingestion can cause painful irritation of the mouth and throat. Other species of the genus Anthurium may be cultivated in Canada, and all these plants should be regarded as containing calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant. Flamingo lily contains calcium oxalate raphide crystals, which cause painful swelling in the mouth and throat upon ingestion. These crystals readily penetrate mucous membranes, leading to irritation (Lampe and McCann 1985). Unidentified toxic proteins are also contained in the plants (Fuller and McClintock 1986). General symptoms of poisoning: 1- Humans: a- blistering; b- dysphagia; and c- hoarseness. (references) | |
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