arrow arum


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

Origin of arrow arum

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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