arum

British

/ ˈɛərəm /

noun

any plant of the aroid genus Arum, of Europe and the Mediterranean region, having arrow-shaped leaves and a typically white spathe See also cuckoopint
another name for calla

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Etymology

Origin of arum

C16: from Latin, a variant of aros wake-robin, from Greek aron

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