arrow arum

noun

a North American plant, Peltandra virginica, of wet areas, having large, arrow-shaped leaves and inconspicuous flowers enclosed in a narrow, pointed spathe.

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Also called tuckahoe.

Origin of arrow arum

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby arrow arum

arrogance of power, arrogant, arrogate, arrondissement, arrow, arrow arum, arrowgrass, arrowhead, arrowroot, arrows, arrowsmith
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