arum
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- noun
- /ˈɛərəm/
- Specialized
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- The colorful spathe of the arum makes it a popular choice for ornamental gardens.
- arrow arum
Examples
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If you take the Lake Lacawac Trail, you will encounter arrow arum and goldenclub, two plants related to Jack-in-the-pulpit.
Academic text (2011) -
It's a picture of Gran, laid out in her bedroom, surrounded by arum lilies.
Fiction book (1998) -
The titan arum produces a distinctive smell that attracts pollinators.
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Visitors flock to see the rare arum blossom during its short blooming period.
Synonyms
A plant like the peace lily or anthurium that has a spike of small flowers and a large surrounding leaf
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant with large dark purple flowers that makes a strong unpleasant smell
- Specialized
A North American water plant with arrow-shaped leaves and greenish flower spikes
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants like peace lilies and philodendrons with showy flowers
- Specialized
A common European woodland plant with arrow-shaped leaves, a small hooded flower, and poisonous red berries
- Specialized
A plant from the Middle East with a dark purple showy flower grown in gardens
- Specialized
A group of plants with thick roots and heart-shaped leaves from Europe and Asia
A plant that lives for many years with arrowhead leaves, a long pointed flower cover, and green berries
An indoor climbing plant with green and yellow patterns on its leaves that keeps them all year
- Specialized
A very large tropical plant with a huge flower that smells like rotten meat when it blooms
- Philippine
A tropical plant with large leaves, a dark red flower-like part, and edible underground stems
A plant that grows in ponds and marshes with a white part around green flowers and red berries
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word arum comes from an old Greek word aron that named this same plant. Picture a 'hood' like leaf wrapping small flowers on a long stem, and that's why arum still means this unusual, hooded plant.