Definition of Arum

1. Noun. Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.

Group relationships: Arum Maculatum, Cuckoopint, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Lords-and-ladies
Generic synonyms: Amylum, Starch

2. Noun. Any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe.

Definition of Arum

1. n. 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.

Definition of Arum

1. Noun. A flower or plant in the genus ''Arum'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Arum

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Arum

1. 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) The American "Jack in the pulpit" is now separated from the genus Arum. Origin: L. Arum, aros, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arum

artuates
artuating
artwise
artwork
artworks
artworld
artworlds
arty
arty-crafty
arugola
arugolas
arugula
arugulas
arui
arum (current term)
arum family
arum lily
arums
arundiferous
arundinaceous
arundineous
arundinoid
arundinoids
arupite
aruspex
aruspices
aruspicy
arval
arval-bread

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