Meaning of ARUM
| Pronunciation: | | 'ehrum
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- [n] any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
- [n] starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
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| | Synonyms: | | aroid |
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| | See Also: | | alocasia, amorphophallus, Amorphophallus campanulatus, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, Amorphophallus rivieri, Amorphophallus titanum, amylum, Araceae, Arisaema atrorubens, Arisaema dracontium, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisarum vulgare, arum family, Arum maculatum, Arum palaestinum, black calla, caladium, Colocasia esculenta, cuckoopint, dalo, dasheen, devil's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine, dracontium, Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, dumb cane, elephant ear, elephant yam, elephant's ear, family Araceae, friar's-cowl, green dragon, herb, herbaceous plant, Indian turnip, jack-in-the-pulpit, krubi, lords-and-ladies, malanga, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, nephthytis, pungapung, snake palm, spoonflower, starch, tannia, taro, taro plant, telingo potato, titan arum, umbrella arum, wake-robin, Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, yautia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A"rum\, n. [L. arum, aros, Gr. ?.]
A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the
Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a
spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example.
Our common arums -- the lords and ladies of village
children. --Lubbock.
Note: The American ``Jack in the pulpit'' is now separated
from the genus Arum.
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