Arum maculatum
- noun
- Specialized
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arum maculado
- Botanists often find Arum maculatum growing in the shaded understory of European woodlands.
Examples
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The berries of Arum maculatum are poisonous and should not be eaten.
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Arum maculatum is known for its distinctive hooded flower that appears in early spring.
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Look at that beautiful Arum maculatum!
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The Arum maculatum grows in shaded areas.
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Arum maculatum is known for its distinctive hooded flower that appears in early spring.
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Botanists often find Arum maculatum growing in the shaded understory of European woodlands.
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The berries of Arum maculatum are poisonous and should not be eaten.
Synonyms
A woodland plant with arrow-shaped leaves, a pale hood, and poisonous red berries that appears in spring
A forest plant with spotted leaves and a small purple flower in spring
How Common
Surface Forms
Morphology
arum + maculatum
This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) functioning as a taxonomic proper name rather than a compositional English phrase. The second element 'maculatum' is a Latin epithet (not a common English word), so a B1 learner who knows ordinary English constituents would not be able to derive the species description from the parts, making it unintelligible as a transparent English MWE.
Etymology
Arum maculatum is often called 'lords-and-ladies' because its hooded green flower and the upright central spike make a shape like a small person under a cloak. One popular story says people imagined a lord or a lady hiding under that hood, so the name helps you remember the plant's hooded bloom and bright red berries.